Water Cycle Vocabulary Test Review

The process of a liquid changing to a gas (water vapor)

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Surface runoff
• Precipitation

The process of a gas (water vapor) cooling to a liquid

• Precipitation
• Humidity
• Condensation
• Altitude

The evaporation of water from the leaves, stems, and flowers of plants

• Dew point
• Air pressure
• Relative humidity
• Transpiration

Any form of water that falls from the clouds and reaches Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• Altitude
• Precipitation
• Humidity
• Condensation

Water from rain, snowmelt, or other sources, that flows over the land surface

• Surface runoff
• Evaporation
• Dew point
• Condensation

The pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

• Relative humidity
• Transpiration
• Air pressure
• Precipitation

Elevation above sea level

• Dew point
• Altitude
• Condensation
• Humidity

The temperature at which condensation begins

• Air pressure
• Precipitation
• Surface runoff
• Dew point

The amount of water vapor in the air

• Humidity
• Evaporation
• Transpiration
• Altitude

The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature

• Dew point
• Relative humidity
• Surface runoff
• Precipitation