Rocks Cycle, Soil Formation, and Water Cycle

Describes how water moves in different forms around the earth 

• water cycle 
• hydrosphere
• evaporation
• the sun 

Any type of liquid or solid water that falls to earth's surface

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• runoff 

Process of water vapor changing into a liquid

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• transpiration 

Process of liquid water changing into a gas

• evaporation
• condenstaion
• precipitation
• transpiration 

Evaporation of water vapor from plants 

• infiltration
• condenstaion
• precipitation
• transpiration 

Water that is beneath earth's surface 

• groundwater 
• infiltration
• runoff
• transpiration 

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of what? 

• evaporation
• condenstation
• precipitation
• infiltration 

Liquid precipitation that is not absorbed into the ground 

• groundwater
• condenstaion
• infiltration 
• runoff 

The energy source that allows the water cycle to occur

• batteries
• the sun
• solar panels 
• gasoline 

The first step in the water cycle 

• evaporation
• condensation 
• precipitation
• there is no first step