5.8B Vocabulary - Water Cycle

the collection of water on Earth

• accumulation

• sun

• condensation

• weathering

a continuous cycle of water on Earth

• deposition

• evaporation

• water cycle

• coal

the change from liquid water into water vapor

• fossil fuels

• evaporation

• runoff

• erosion

rain, snow, sleet and hail

• sediment

• runoff

• condensation

• precipitation

the cooling off of water vapor back into a liquid

• compaction

• condensation

• precipitation

• natural gas

source of energy that drives the water cycle

• sun

• runoff

• earth

• precipitation

water that runs off the land into other areas

• sun

• runoff

• accumulation

• water cycle

During which process does liquid water that has accumulated in the atmosphere start to fall due to gravity?

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

• runoff

Which is an example of the Sun's thermal energy at work in the water cycle?

• accumulation

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

Which process is directly affected by the absorption of thermal energy from the sun?

• condensation

• evaporation

• accumulation

• precipitation