Chapter 2- Water Cycle Flashcards
What percentage of the earths surface is water?
70%
Water is neither ……
Created or destroyed
It is recycled over and over again
The recycling of water is called ?
The water cycle
How does the water cycle begin?
Warm rays from the sun beat down on a mass of water
The heat from the sun causes water to…..
Evaporate and rise up in the air
The water vapour then cools down and ….
Condenses as it rises and forms water droplets.
What happens when there are enough water droplets?
Clouds form
Clouds also form from….
Transpiration
Where vapour is released from trees and plants
As the clouds pick up more water droplets they become ….
To heavy. Precipitation is released
Water that forms on the land can run over the surface and is known as…
Surface Runoff
Water also sinks in the soil and becomes …
Ground water.
