ESTUARY
A PLACE WHERE FRESHWATER FROM A RIVER MEETS AND MIXES WITH SALT WATER FROM THE OCEAN.
THE PROCESS BY WHICH MOLECULES AT THE SURFACE OF A LIQUID ABSORBS ENOUGH ENERGY TO CHANGE TO A GASEOUS STATE.
GROUNDWATER
AQUIFER
A ROCK LAYER THAT COLLECTS AND STORES WATER.
INFILTRATION
THE CHANGE OF THE PHYSICAL STATE OF MATTER FROM THE GAS PHASE INTO THE LIQUID PHASE AND IS THE REVERSE OF VAPORIZATION.
RUNOFF
HYDROSPHERE
THE WATER ON, ABOVE AND UNDER EARTH'S SURFACE.
WATER THAT FLOWS OVER THE LAND.
WATER LOCATED BELOW EARTH'S SURFACE.
AN AREA OF LAND THAT DRAINS INTO A STREAM, RIVER, LAKE OR OTHER BODY OF WATER.
CONDENSATION
THE PROCESS WHERE WATER IS GIVEN OFF THROUGH LEAVES AS WATER VAPOR.
TRANSPIRATION
WATERSHED
WATER THAT SEEPS INTO ROCKS AND BETWEEN PARTICLS OF SOIL.
EVAPORATION