Water Cycle Vocabulary Study Guide

Water Cycle Vocabulary Study Guide

Water Cycle-

the movement of water in the air as water vapor and back to

Earth's surface as precipitation (never ends)

Water vapor-

the gas form of water

Ex: steam from a boiling pot or steam from the shower

Weather-

the condition of the atmosphere at certain time and place

Evaporation

the change of state from a liquid to gas

EX: clothes drying on a line/ water puddle drying up

Precipitation

any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface

EX: rain, hail, sleet, and snow

Climate-

the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

Runoff-

the movement of water on a surface to areas of lower elevation

Temperature

How hot or cold something

Water boils 100 degrees Celsius --212 degrees Fahrenheit

Water freezes- 0 degrees Celsius -- 32 degrees Fahrenheit

Condensation-

the change of state from gas to liquid

Ex: dew on grass/ water on the outside of a water bottle

Collection-

-When water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, hail or sleet, gathers in the oceans, rivers, lakes, streams.

KEY Word: gathers-- means to collect

Multiple Choice

What is condensation?

• a gas turning into a liquid

• a liquid turning into a gas

• precipitation failing from clouds

• constant moving

Multiple Choice

What is the water cycle?

• the movement of water in the air as water vapor and back to Earth's surface as precipitation

• the process of a liquid turning into a gas

• the process of a gas turning into a liquid

Multiple Choice

What is evaporation?

• the process of a gas turning into a liquid

• the process of a liquid turning into a gas

• constant moving water

• collection of water

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of condensation?

• liquid changing to gas

• clothes drying

• Water on the outside of a cold water bottle

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of evaporation?

• wet clothes drying

• dew on grass

• frozen ice cube

Multiple Choice

What is precipitation?

• the movement of water in the air

• the temperature of a certain period of time

• Collection water

• Any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface

Multiple Choice

What is runoff?

• the collection of water

• the movement of water on surfaces to lower elevation

Multiple Choice

What is water vapor?

• ice

• solid form of water

• liquid form of water

• gas form of water

Multiple Choice

What is climate?

• the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

• the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time

Multiple Choice

What is temperature

• how hot or cold something is

• the collection of precipitation

• the gas form of water

Multiple Choice

What is weather?

• the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place

• the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

Multiple Choice

What is collection?

• the process of water returning to the Earth

• when water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, hail, or sleet gathers in the ocean, river, lakes, or streams

• the process of a liquid turning into a gas

• the process of a gas turning into a liquid