The Water Cycle

Front

What is the process by which molecules of water vapor become liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the process by which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What is the process in which some water within plants evaporates into the atmosphere?

Back

Transpiration

Front

What do we call any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth’s surface?

Back

Precipitation

Front

What is the term for the movement of water over the ground after it rains?

Back

Surface runoff

Front

What is the term for the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

Back

The Water Cycle

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 process where water changes from a liquid to a gas?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What is the term for water that is absorbed by the soil and used by plants?

Back

Infiltration

Front

What is the term for the water that flows into rivers, lakes, and oceans after precipitation?

Back

Runoff