Water in Nature — Flashcards

Grade 1 · Science · Flashcards

Study water vocabulary with these 12 flashcards!

Flashcards

water cycle: The continuous movement of water from Earth's surface to the sky and back again.
evaporation: When heat turns liquid water into invisible water vapor that rises into the air.
condensation: When water vapor cools and turns back into tiny liquid water droplets, forming clouds.
precipitation: Water that falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
liquid: The flowing, pourable state of water found in rivers, rain, and oceans.
solid: The frozen state of water, such as ice cubes, snow, or glaciers.
gas: The invisible state of water called water vapor found in the air around us.
ocean: A vast body of salt water that holds about 97% of all Earth's water.
river: A large natural stream of fresh water that flows toward an ocean or lake.
glacier: A huge, slow-moving mass of ice formed from packed snow over many years.
water vapor: Water in its invisible gas form, carried in the air and found in clouds.
groundwater: Fresh water stored deep underground in rock and soil that wells can reach.