Aragon's Water Cycle Flashcard

Front

What is needed for transpiration to occur?

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A plant.

Front

What is the source of energy that provides the thermal energy driving the water cycle on Earth?

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The sun.

Front

In the water cycle, transpiration changes from a...

Back

Liquid to a gas.

Front

In the water cycle system, what loses energy?

Back

Precipitation.

Front

In the water cycle, precipitation changes from a ...

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Gas to a liquid.

Front

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

Back

Condensation.

Front

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

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Evaporation.

Front

What is the term for water falling from the atmosphere to the Earth?

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Precipitation.

Front

What is the process by which plants release water vapor into the air?

Back

Transpiration.

Front

What is the main component of the water cycle that involves the sun's energy?

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Evaporation.