The Water Cycle

Question 1

Precipitation

Answer 1

Water that condenses in the atmosphere and falls to the Earth’s surface in liquid or solid form

Question 2

Groundwater

Answer 2

Any water that comes from below the ground (from wells or aquifers)

Question 3

Runoff

Answer 3

That portion of rainfall that runs into streams as surface water rather than being absorbed into groundwater or evaporating

Question 4

Evaporation
water is returned to the atmosphere

Answer 4

Conversion of a liquid into a gas (vapor)

Question 5

Transpiration
releases large amount of water in the air

Answer 5

The act or process of transpiring, or releasing water vapor, especially through the stomata of plant tissue or the pores of the skim

Question 6

Water Cycle 1

Answer 6

The water that exists in the atmosphere is in a gaseous state, and when it condenses from the gaseous state to form a liquid or solid, it becomes dense enough to fall to the Earth because of the pull of gravity PRECIPITATION

Question 7

Water Cycle 2

Answer 7

When precipitation falls onto the earth, it may infiltrate the surface and percolate through soil and rock until it reaches the ground table to become groundwater,

Question 8

Reservoir for water cycle

Answer 8

Lakes and Oceans
In cold regions blocks of snow or ice

Question 9

Water Cycle 2 alt

Answer 9

or it may travel across the land’s surface as runoff and enter a drainage system, such as a stream or river, which will eventually deposit into a body of water such a as a lake or ocean.

Question 10

Water Cycle 3

Answer 10

Water is returned to the atmosphere from both the Earth’s surface and from living organisms in a process called evaporation. Animals respire and release water vapor and additional gasses into the atmosphere.

Question 11

Water Cycle 4

Answer 11

In plants, the process of transpiration releases large amounts of water into the air.