Hydrologic Cycle

Front

What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What is the primary pathway that water moves from the liquid state back into the water cycle as atmospheric water?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What is the term for the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil?

Back

Infiltration

Front

What is the rate at which soil is able to absorb rainfall or irrigation called?

Back

Infiltration rate

Front

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

Back

Transpiration

Front

What is the term for the water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

Back

Precipitation

Front

What is the term for the movement of water through the soil and into the groundwater?

Back

Percolation

Front

What is the layer of water that exists on the Earth's surface, including oceans, rivers, and lakes?

Back

Hydrosphere

Front

What is the process by which water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the term for the water that flows over the ground surface and returns to bodies of water?

Back

Runoff