Water Cycle Zip Around
Condensation
The changing of a gas into a
liquid
Evaporation
The process by which a liquid
changes into a gas
Precipitation
The water that falls to Earth as
rain, sleet, snow, or hail
Estuary
Groundwater
Water Cycle
A place where fresh water from
rivers mixes with salt water
from oceans
A form of water that is found
under Earth’s surface
The movement of water from
Earth’s surface into the air and
back to the surface again
Water on the surface of Earth
(lakes, oceans, ponds, etc)
Surface Water
Freezing
Condensation
When water turns from a liquid
to a solid
When water turns from a gas to
a liquid (in the sky,
condensation forms clouds)
When water turns from solid to
a liquid
Melting
Runoff
Fresh Water
Water that flows from Earth’s
surface into bodies of waters
(lakes, streams, oceans, etc)
Water without salt (streams,
ponds, rivers, lakes)
Water with salt (oceans, seas)
Salt Water
Using less of a resource
Conservation
A large storage place for water
made by people
Reservoir