The Water Cycle

Front

What are Rain, Sleet, Hail, and Snow examples of?

Back

Precipitation

Front

What is the process called when surface water soaks through the soil and filters through cracks in rocks?

Back

Infiltration

Front

What is evaporation?

Back

When a liquid turns into water vapor due to an increase in temperature.

Front

Is fresh water an essential and limited resource?

Back

True

Front

Does it take many years to refill aquifers that have been emptied?

Back

True

Front

What is the process of water vapor turning into liquid called?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is transpiration?

Back

When a plant absorbs water through its roots and releases water vapor through its leaves.

Front

What is the term for water that flows over the ground surface?

Back

Surface Runoff

Front

What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?

Back

The Sun

Front

What is the term for the movement of water from the ground to the atmosphere?

Back

Evaporation