Water Cycle

Front

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

Back

Transpiration

Front

What is water in its gas form called?

Back

Water vapor

Front

What do we call the continuous process of water evaporating, condensing, and precipitating?

Back

The Water Cycle

Front

True or False: Groundwater moves from a lower elevation to a higher elevation.

Back

False

Front

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

Back

Evaporation

Front

What is the process called when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the term for water that falls from the atmosphere to the earth, such as rain or snow?

Back

Precipitation

Front

What is runoff in the context of the water cycle?

Back

Water that flows over the ground surface and returns to bodies of water.

Front

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

Back

Infiltration

Front

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

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The Sun