Water Cycle and Terms

This is the evaporation of water from plants leaves, stems, and sometimes flowers.

Water released from clouds as rain, hail, sleet or snow is called

The process by which liquid turns to a gas.

The process where water vapor becomes a liquid.

What is it called when water collects in rivers, lakes, streams and oceans?

The water cycle is primarily driven by the energy from the __.

About what percentage of the Earth's water is salt water?

About what percent of Earth's water is considered freshwater?

This is water that does not contain salt.

Salinity is the concentration of dissolved salt in a given volume of water.