3.4 The water cycle

Question 1

Clouds

Answer 1

Very small, floating water droplets or specs of ice

Question 2

convectional rainfall (stijgingsregen)

Answer 2

rain that forms when it is very hot and a lot of water evaporates and rises

Question 3

frontal rainfall (frontale regen)

Answer 3

rain formed when warm and cold air meet. Warm air is forced to rise after which it condenses.

Question 4

glacier (gletsjers)

Answer 4

large bodies of ice in mountains that form as a result of an accumulation of snow.

Question 5

leeward side (lijzijde)

Answer 5

side of the mountain where almost no rain falls.

Question 6

long water cycle (lange waterkringloop)

Answer 6

The process in which seawater evaporates and flows back to the sea via clouds, precipitation, grounwater and rivers

Question 7

relief rainfall (stuwingsregen)

Answer 7

rain that forms when air is blown against a mountain and is forced to rise.

Question 8

short water cycle (korte waterkringloop)

Answer 8

The process in which seawater evaporates and falls back into the sea via clouds and precipitation.

Question 9

water vapour (waterdamp)

Answer 9

invisible gas that forms when water evaporates

Question 10

windward side (Joefzijde)

Answer 10

side of the mountain that receives a lot of rain.