The Water Cycle Flashcards
1
Q
Water cycle
A
Cycle of water changing into all three forms
2
Q
Evaporation
A
When water changes into water vapor
3
Q
Condensation
A
When water vapor turns into a cloud
4
Q
Precipitation
A
When ice crystals fall in all forms of water
5
Q
Sublimation
A
Water vapor without first melting
6
Q
Runoff
A
Water moving downhill
7
Q
Water vapor
A
The gas form of water
8
Q
Transpirtation
A
When water vapor comes from leaves
9
Q
Fog
A
A cloud at ground level
10
Q
Cumulus
A
A cloud at high altitude
11
Q
Stratus
A
A cloud at low level
12
Q
Cirrus
A
A cloud at high altitude
13
Q
Thunder head
A
Clouds that very in altitude between low and high altitude
14
Q
Rain
A
Ice crystals that melt wants it gets warmer
15
Q
Snow
A
Ice crystals that stay the same when the fall because its below freezing
