Water Cycle

Front

What is the process called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

Back

Transpiration

Front

What is the term for water that is found underground?

Back

Ground water

Front

What happens when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the primary energy source that drives the water cycle?

Back

The sun

Front

What is the process called when animals release water as they breathe?

Back

Respiration

Front

What is the term for water that falls from the atmosphere to the ground?

Back

Precipitation

Front

What is the process of water changing from a liquid to a gas?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What is the term for the movement of water through soil and rock layers?

Back

Percolation

Front

What is the name of the process where water vapor turns directly into ice without becoming liquid first?

Back

Sublimation

Front

What is the term for the collection of water in rivers, lakes, and oceans?

Back

Surface water