The Water Cycle Flashcards
Water cycle
Repeated movement of water through earth in different forms
Evaporation
It is the changing of liquid water to water vapor
Condensation
Water vapor turns in to liquid water gas to liquid when gas forms clouds form and dew
Precipitation
When water falls to the ground or rain sleet snow or hail liquid to liquid or solid
Sublimation
Ice changing into water vapor with out first melting
Runoff
Water moving down hill
Water vapor
Is water in the form of invisible gas
Transportation
Transportation is the process where plants absorb water through their roots and give off water vapor through there leafs
Fog
A cloud at ground level forms when air near the ground cools the more water droplets that condense the thicker the fog
Cumulus
Mid altitude small white puffy ball look like cotton ball bring fair weather
Stratus
Low altitude look a gray blanket covering the sky bring light grizzle
Cirrus
Thin wispy and white high altitude clouds bring fair weather looks like a feather
Vertical cloud
Grow virticlly stretch from 1000 to 12000 meters can be very dark in color bring thunder storms
Rain
Starts as ice crystals turns to rain if temperature is above 32 or 0 celceys
Hail
Strong winds blow rain snow to the top of a clouds contues to happen the ice gets bigger ice too heavy it forms clouds
