Unit 4.1 Water Cycle

Front

What is the correct sequence of processes in the water cycle?

Back

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation.

Front

What is the process by which water moves downward through the soil under gravitational forces?

Back

Percolation.

Front

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

Back

Clouds.

Front

What is the term for when tiny droplets of water form in the air?

Back

Condensation.

Front

What happens when water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor?

Back

Evaporation.

Front

What is evaporation?

Back

The process of water turning from liquid to vapor.

Front

What is condensation?

Back

The process of water vapor cooling and turning back into liquid.

Front

What is precipitation?

Back

Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere to the ground.

Front

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

Back

The sun provides energy for evaporation.

Front

What is transpiration?

Back

The process by which water is absorbed by plants and released as vapor into the atmosphere.