Water Cycle

To change from a vapour back to a liquid

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

• saturation

The transfer of water vapour from a plant to the atmosphere

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

• saturation

Trickling over the ground back to the source

• infiltration

• transpiration

• surface run-off

• saturation

Water seeping through soil or rocks

• infiltration

• transpiration

• surface run-off

• saturation

Rain, snow or sleet

• infiltration

• precipitation

• surface run-off

• saturation

Water evaporates because...

• The Sun heats water particles, giving it more energy and causing it to rise.

• As water vapour rises, the atmosphere cools down.

• clouds become saturated and water droplets fall to the ground under the force of gravity.

• I don't know

The water cycle, therefore, is a ________ process for all living things as it distributes fresh water globally providing us with clean water for drinking.

• fundamental

• beautiful

• critical

• exciting

One way to manage drought is through__________

• devastation

• desalination

• distillation

• deration