THE WATER CYCLE

Question 1

THE WATER CYCLE

Answer 1

A repeated movement of water through the earth in different forms

Question 2

Evaporation

Answer 2

The changing of liquid water into water vapor

Question 3

Condensation

Answer 3

When water vapor turns into liquid water and forms clouds and dew

Question 4

Precipitation

Answer 4

When water falls from clouds as rain, hail, sleet, or snow

Question 5

Sublimation

Answer 5

Ice changing into water vapor before melting

Question 6

Runoff

Answer 6

When water travels downhill

Question 7

Water vapor

Answer 7

Water as an invisible gas

Question 8

Transpiration

Answer 8

When a plant absorbs water through its roots

Question 9

Fog

Answer 9

A cloud at ground level; forms when air near the ground cools; the more water droplets that condense, the thick the fog

Question 10

Cumulus

Answer 10

Mid-altitude; small and white; looks like a cotton ball; fair weather

Question 11

Stratus

Answer 11

Low-altitude; looks like a grey blanket covering the sky; brings little drizzle

Question 12

Cirrus

Answer 12

Thin wispy and white; high-altitude cloud; brings fair weather; looks like a feather

Question 13

Vertical cloud

Answer 13

Grow vertically; stretch to 1000 to 1200 meters high; can be dark in color; brings thunderstorm

Question 14

Rain

Answer 14

Starts as snow; turns to rain is the temperature is above 32F

Question 15

Freezing rain

Answer 15

Starts as snow; turns into raindrops; when the air near the ground is cool, the rain freezes when it touches an object

Question 16

Sleet

Answer 16

Starts as snow; turns into raindrops and freezes into frozen raindrops

Question 17

Snow

Answer 17

Starts as snow; stays snow unless the temperature is above 32 degrees

Question 18

Hail

Answer 18

Strong winds blow raindrops to the top of the cloud; coats in ice and it is repeated; when it gets to heavy it falls out of the cloud to the ground