Vocabulary
Desalination: The process of getting freshwater from salt water. (removing the salt)
Water Cycle: The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the
air, changing from liquid to gas to liquid.
Groundwater: Precipitation that seeps into the ground and is stored in tiny holes, or
pores, in soil and rocks.
Water Table: The top of the water-filled spaces in the ground.
Aquifer: An underground layer of rock or soil filled with water.
Spring: A place where groundwater seeps out of the ground.
Well: A hole dug below the water table that water seeps into.
Reservoir: A storage area for fresh water supplies.
Basin: The floor of an ocean, containing mountains, valleys, and plains.
Current: An ocean movement; a large stream of water that flows in the ocean.
Tide: The rising and falling of the sea; caused by the pull of the Moon and Sun's
gravity
Desalination: The process of getting freshwater from salt water. (removing the salt)
Water Cycle: The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the
air, changing from liquid to gas to liquid.
Groundwater: Precipitation that seeps into the ground and is stored in tiny holes, or
pores, in soil and rocks.
Water Table: The top of the water-filled spaces in the ground.
Aquifer: An underground layer of rock or soil filled with water.
Spring: A place where groundwater seeps out of the ground.
Well: A hole dug below the water table that water seeps into.
Reservoir: A storage area for fresh water supplies.
Basin: The floor of an ocean, containing mountains, valleys, and plains.
Current: An ocean movement; a large stream of water that flows in the ocean.
Tide: The rising and falling of the sea; caused by the pull of the Moon and Sun's
gravity