The Water Cycle - Definitions Flashcards
1
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Evaporation
A
When the sun heats water and it turns into a gas called water vapour
2
Q
Surface run - off
A
When the water hits the ground some of it flows across the ground and into the river.
3
Q
Condensation
A
The water vapour cools in the sky and turns back into water.
4
Q
Transpiration
A
When plants lose their water to evaporation
5
Q
Precipitation
A
Moisture that falls from the cloud to the ground e.g. rain, sleet, hail, snow and fog
6
Q
Percolation
A
Water that sinks deep into the rocks underground.
7
Q
Through flow
A
Water that flows through the soil
7
Q
Groundwater flow
A
Water flows through the rocks deep underground
