Definition for Hydrosphere

From Biology Forums Dictionary

Revision as of 14:14, 3 December 2011 by Howard (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The hydrosphere describes the waters of the Earth. Water exists on the Earth in various stores, including the: atmosphere, oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, snowfields and groundw...")

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

The hydrosphere describes the waters of the Earth. Water exists on the Earth in various stores, including the: atmosphere, oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, snowfields and groundwater. Water moves from one store to another by way of: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, deposition, runoff, infiltration, sublimation, transpiration, and groundwater flow.