The Water Cycle Flashcards
Water cycle
The repeated movement of water though out the earth in different forms
Evaporation
The change of liquid into water vapor
Condensation
Water vapor turns into liquid
Precipitation
When water falls from clouds. Hail, sleet, snow, or rain
Sublimation
Ice changing into water vapor without it melting
Runoff
Water going down hill
Water vapor
Water in the form of gas
Transpiration
When a plant absorbs water though the roots
Fog
A cloud a ground level.
Cumulus
Heap or pile, big puffy clouds, looks like a cotton ball floating in the air
Stratus
Means layers, looks like a huge gray blanket in the sky
Cirrus
Means ringlet or curly lock of hair. Thin, wispy strands,
Vertical cloud
Also know as a thunder head or cumulonimbus, look like a big vertical cloud
Rain
When moisture condenses from the atmosphere that fall visibly into separate drops
Hail
Pellets of frozen rain that fall in showers