Water Cycle

Front

What is the process called when water collects in a lake or ocean over a long period of time?

Back

Accumulation or collection.

Front

Which living organisms are associated with transpiration?

Back

Plants.

Front

What do we call the process when water falls from clouds in liquid or solid form?

Back

Precipitation.

Front

What is the term for water when it is in the form of a gas?

Back

Water vapor.

Front

What is the process called when water turns from liquid form to a gas?

Back

Evaporation.

Front

What is the term for the process of water vapor cooling and changing back into liquid water?

Back

Condensation.

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 through evaporation and transpiration?

Back

Evapotranspiration.

Front

What is the process called when plants release water vapor into the air?

Back

Transpiration.

Front

What is the term for the water that flows over the surface of the ground into rivers, lakes, and oceans?

Back

Runoff.