qualitative
 Information collected and communicated in words.
Observable by using your senses.
quantitative
 Exact information about the quantity you observe
using numbers rather than words.
water cycle
 Water repeatedly moving from Earth to the air and
then back again. Transpiration from tree leaves is
missing in this picture.
evaporation
 Water is warmed by the sun and moved in to the air as
water vapor.
condensation
 Cooled water vapor from the air turns back in to
liquid.
weight
 Measure of the pull of gravity on an object.
precipitation
 Water that falls to the surface of Earth. Rain, snow,
sleet, and hail.
Humidity
 Amount of water vapor in the air.
Runoff/Surface Water
 Water that is not absorbed back in to the ground.
Ground Water
 Water that is absorbed in to the ground and stored
under the Earth’s surface.
transpiration
 Water absorbed by plant roots, then unneeded water
evaporates from the leaves’ stomata (pores on the
leaf).
biotic
 Living components of the environment.
 Water (abiotic) is needed by aquatic fish, plants,
animals…
abiotic
 Non living elements such as water, dirt, rocks…