Water Cycle

Front

What is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and turns into a liquid?

Back

Condensation

Front

What do we call water that seeps through the ground and is stored in aquifers?

Back

Ground water

Front

True or False: All of the water that has ever existed and will ever exist is on Earth.

Back

True

Front

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

Back

The sun

Front

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

Back

Precipitation

Front

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

Back

Evaporation

Front

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

Back

Transpiration

Front

What is the term for water that flows over the ground and into bodies of water?

Back

Runoff

Front

What is the name of the underground layer of water-bearing rock?

Back

Aquifer

Front

What is the process of water vapor cooling and forming clouds called?

Back

Condensation