The Water Cycle

Question 1

Water vapor

Answer 1

Liquid water in the form of gas.

Question 2

Runoff

Answer 2

When water is moving downhill.

Question 3

Sublimation

Answer 3

Ice changing into water vapor with out first melting.

Question 4

Precipitation

Answer 4

Water falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Question 5

Condensation

Answer 5

Water vapor turning into liquid water.

Question 6

Evaporation

Answer 6

Is the change of liquid water into water vapor.

Question 7

Water cycle

Answer 7

The repeated movement of water in different forms.

Question 8

Transpiration

Answer 8

When plants absorb water into there roots.

Question 9

Fog

Answer 9

A cloud that forms at ground level.

Question 10

Cumulus

Answer 10

White and fluffy clouds that have a mid altitude.

Question 11

Stratus

Answer 11

Clouds that look like a grey blanket and are low altitude.

Question 12

Cirrus

Answer 12

Thin and wispy clouds with a high altitude.

Question 13

Vertical cloud/thunderhead/cumulonimbus

Answer 13

A mid to high altitude cloud that brings storms.

Question 14

Rain

Answer 14

Precipitation that starts as ice crystals and turns into raindrops as the temperature rises.

Question 15

Hail

Answer 15

Ice crystals that are blown into clouds and gather layers of water that freezes.

Question 16

Snow

Answer 16

Ice crystals that fall and remain ice crystals as long as the weather is below 0 degrees Celsius.

Question 17

Sleet

Answer 17

Ice crystals that turn into rain and then refreeze in the air.

Question 18

Freezing rain

Answer 18

Rain that freezes when it comes in contact with objects.