Water Cycle Vocabulary

This means water that is in a gaseous state.

• vapor
• atmosphere
• evaporation
• groundwater

When water evaporates, it goes here.

• vapor
• atmosphere
• evaporation
• groundwater

What does water that sinks into the ground (absorbs) become?

• vapor
• groundwater
• rivers
• sublimation

What does thermal energy from the sun cause? 

• evaporation
• infiltration
• condensation
• sublimation

What is it called when water exits a plant's stomata?

• evaporation
• transpiration
• infiltration
• absorption

What is it called when water changes from solid directly to gas?

• evaporation
• sublimation
• infiltration
• absorption

What is it called when water changes from a gas to liquid?

• evaporation
• condensation
• infiltration
• absorption

What is it called when water sinks into the ground and turns into groundwater?

• sublimation
• condensation
• infiltration
• precipitation

What is it called when water does not sink into the ground? Instead, the water goes across the surface.

• precipitation
• condensation
• infiltration
• runoff

When a series of events happens over and over. 

• cycle
• eventually
• accumulate
• portion