The Water Cycle Flashcards
Water cycle
The water cycle is affected by the temperature pressure wind and elevation
Evaporation
Evaporation is where the changing of liquid to water vapor
Condensation
Is where gas turns to liquid
Precipitation
Is where water falls down in either snow sleet rain or hail
Sublimation
Is ice changing into water vapor
Runoff
It is where water is runs downhill
Water vapor
Is water as an invisible gas
Transpiration
Is where the water from plants sweat and go in the atnmospere
Accumulation
Is where water is collected in lakes and ponds and the ocean, etc.
Fog
At type of cloud that forms at ground level
Cumulus
These type of clouds are the type that children will draw
Cirrus
They have the highest altitude
Vertical cloud
They are storm clouds also known as thunderhead
Rain
This is the most comman of precipitation
Hail
This is a type of perception that can be up as big as a baseball