Chapter 7 Vocabulary

salilnityA measure of how salty water is

aquifer-

The layer of rock and soil that ground water flows through

water table- The top level of groundwater is an aquifer

reservoir- A lake formed behind a dam

condensation-

The changing of a gas into a liquid

evaporation-

The changing of an liquid into a gas

precipitation-

Water leaving clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

sublimation-

When ice turns into water vapor without first melting

sleet- Fozen rain drops

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