Water Cycle Vocab

Front

State of matter with slowest moving molecules:

Back

solid

Front

What causes a solid to become a liquid?

Back

heat

Front

Water turns from liquid to solid at:

Back

its freezing point

Front

Liquid to gas transition

Back

evaporation

Front

Fastest molecular movement occurs in which state of matter?

Back

gas

Front

Solid to gas transition observed when ice is removed from the freezer, as seen in cold mountains releasing water vapor.

Back

Sublimation

Front

Liquid to gas transition.

Back

Evaporation

Front

Water changes from gas to liquid, seen as droplets on windows or fog on glasses when wearing a mask.

Back

Condensation

Front

Liquid to solid transition.

Back

Freezing

Front

Solid to liquid transition.

Back

Melting