Water Cycle

Front

What is the process called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

Back

Transpiration

Front

When water changes from a liquid to a gas, what are the water molecules doing?

Back

Evaporating and moving away from each other.

Front

During which stage of the water cycle do clouds form?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is water in its gas form called?

Back

Water vapor

Front

What is happening to water vapor when it changes to water?

Back

Condensing

Front

What is the process called when water vapor turns into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the term for the movement of water from the ground to the atmosphere?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What do we call the water that falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

Back

Precipitation

Front

What is the term for water that flows over the ground and returns to rivers, lakes, and oceans?

Back

Runoff

Front

What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?

Back

The Sun