The Water Cycle

Question 1

The water cycle

Answer 1

The water cycle is the. Repeated movement of water through the environment in different ways.

Question 2

Condensation

Answer 2

Condensation is when water vapor turns into a liquid, such as water droplets in a cloud.

Question 3

Evaporation

Answer 3

Evaporation is the changing of liquid water to water vapor.

Question 4

Runoff

Answer 4

Runoff is water moving downhill.

Question 5

Precipitation

Answer 5

Precipitation is water falling from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Question 6

Sublimation

Answer 6

Sublimation is ice changing to water vapor without melting.

Question 7

Water vapor

Answer 7

Water vapor is water in the form of a gas.

Question 8

Transpiration

Answer 8

Transpiration is when a plant ‘sweats”.

Question 9

Fog

Answer 9

Fog is a cloud that forms at ground level.

Question 10

Cumulus

Answer 10

Small, white cotton ball look-alike; mid altitude; brings fair weather.

Question 11

Stratus

Answer 11

Looks like a gray blanket covering the sky; brings light rain/drizzle; low altitude cloud.

Question 12

Cirrus

Answer 12

Thin, wispy, and white feather looking cloud; brings fair weather; high altitude cloud.

Question 13

Cumulonimbus

Answer 13

Can be very dark in color, stretches from 1,000 to 12,000 meters, brings thunderstorms.

Question 14

Rain

Answer 14

Rain is snow that has melted, because of temperatures above freezing, while falling.

Question 15

Snow

Answer 15

Snow is ice crystals falling without being changed.

Question 16

Sleet

Answer 16

Sleet is raindrops freezing before hitting the ground due to temperature below freezing.

Question 17

Hail

Answer 17

Hail is ice being pushed back to the top of clouds with another layer of ice, until it gets too heavy and falls to the ground.

Question 18

Freezing rain

Answer 18

Freezing rain is rain freezing when it hits an object below freezing.