The Water Cycle Flashcards
What is source of energy drives the water cycle?
The sun
What are the three processes that are involved in the water cycle?
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation.
Where can water be stored or accumulated?
Rivers,lakes,oceans,groundwater,aquifer
Define the water cycle.
It’s the movement of water to the ground to the air, and back to the ground.
What is evaporation?
The process of water is turned into water vapor.
What is consideration?
Water vapor is changed back into liquid water and clouds are formed.
What is accumulation?
The collecting of water in streams,lakes and oceans.
What makes water evaporate?
Heat
What makes water vapor condense?
When it’s cooled, the temperature decreases.
What is precipitation?
It’s water that falls from the sky.
What are some types of precipitation?
Rain,snow,sleet, and hail
What forms can precipitation take?
Solid, and liquid
What are some sources of water pollution?
Oil,lawns’ and fields.
