Enviromental cycle

Question 1

The water cycle

Answer 1

continuous movement of water in different states between the earth and the atmosphere

Question 2

Transpiration

Answer 2

(of a plant or leaf) the exhalation of water vapour through the stomata

Question 3

Condensation

Answer 3

the conversion of a vapour or gas to a liquid

Question 4

Precipitation

Answer 4

rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to or condenses on the ground

Question 5

Surface run-off

Answer 5

Refers to the movement of water over the land surface

Question 6

Percolation

Answer 6

(of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance

Question 7

infiltration

Answer 7

Precipitation that falls onto land can soak into soil, refilling groundwater sources

Question 8

Groundwater flow

Answer 8

water that infiltrates into the soil becomes groundwater, which slowly moves through underground aquifers

Question 9

Aquifer

Answer 9

a rock layer that contains water and releases it in appreciable amounts

Question 10

Evaporation

Answer 10

the process of turning from liquid into vapour

Question 11

Freezing

Answer 11

Below 0 temperature

Question 12

Melting

Answer 12

becoming liquefied by heat