HYDROLOGY

WatercycleEvaporation – liquid to gas (water to water

vapor)Condensation – gas to liquidPrecipitation – snow, rain, etc. Evapotranspiration – evaporation from

trees, plantsRun-off – water moves off of the landInfiltration – water moves into the ground

WETLANDSTYPES:

BOGSMARSHESSWAMPSEstuary

BOGSVERY ACIDIC

CONDITIONSDECOMPOSERS

CAN NOT LIVE….NOTHING BREAKS DOWN

FOUND MEN 2000 YEARS OLD

MarshesReeds, grasses,

cattails, soft-stemmed plants

Near ponds and lakes

SwampsMore trees and

woody vegetation

EstuaryLand between Sea

and Freshwater