The Water Cycle

Front

What are the types of precipitation?

Back

Rain, snow, sleet, hail.

Front

What is condensation?

Back

The collection of water droplets from a gas to a liquid.

Front

How are clouds formed?

Back

Clouds are formed by condensation.

Front

What are the three steps in the Water Cycle?

Back

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation.

Front

What is evaporation?

Back

When water turns into a gas and is soaked up through heat.

Front

What is the Water Cycle?

Back

The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.

Front

What happens during evaporation?

Back

Water changes from a liquid to a gas.

Front

What is precipitation?

Back

Water that falls from clouds in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Front

What role does the sun play in the Water Cycle?

Back

The sun provides heat that causes evaporation.

Front

What is the process of water vapor cooling and turning back into liquid called?

Back

Condensation.