Unit 3 Hydrosphere vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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are bodies of salt water covering most of the surface of the geosphere

oceans

state of water in oceans, seas, and rivers, mostly salt water

liquid water

Rivers flow through _______ _______.

river valleys

The water on the Earth changes state and moves around the Earth through the ______ _______.

water cycle

course at the beginning of the river; there isn't much water and it moves quickly

upper course

The water vapour (gas) in the air cools, becomes liquid, and forms clouds. (Part of the water cycle)

condensation

are lumps of solid fresh water floating in the oceans

icebergs

continuous streams of fresh water which begin in mountains and end in seas or lakes

rivers

collects all the water that flows into the rivers and then on to the sea

drainage basin

are where groundwater comes to the surface

springs

route of a river from beginning to end

course

liquid surface water is heated by the Sun. It changes into a gas and rises into the air. (Part of the water cycle)

evaporation

are bodies of fresh water surround by land

lakes

smaller rivers that join the main river before it reaches the sea

tributaries

The _______ of a river is where it flows into a sea, a lake, or another river.

mouth

course of river in the centre

middle course

course of river at the end; water moves slowly here and deposits sand and stones into the sea, a lake, or another river

lower course

where the river starts in the mountains

source

found on the surface of the geosphere

surface water

fresh water underneath the Earth's surface.

groundwater

forms when water freezes and becomes a solid

ice

state of water that is a gas in the atmosphere

water vapour

All the water on Earth

hydrosphere

Some of the precipitation collects as surface water, but most filters into the ground and collects as groundwater. (part of the water cycle)

collection

The water droplets in the clouds become too heavy and fall back to the Earth in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow. (Part of the water cycle)

precipitation