The Water Cylce

Question 1

Evaporation

Answer 1

a type of vaporisation which occurs on the surface of a liquid while it changes to its gaseous state

Question 2

Condensation

Answer 2

the change of the physical state of matter from the gas to phase to the liquid phase the opposite of vaporisation.

Question 3

Precipitation

Answer 3

the product of the condensation of the water vapour in the atmosphere that falls due to gravity. (EX: rain, snow, hail, sleet)

Question 4

Sublimation

Answer 4

the transition of substance directly changing from a solid to a gas phase without changing into a liquid phase

Question 5

Transpiration

Answer 5

The process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts (stems, leaves, flowers)

Question 6

Percolation

Answer 6

the process of a liquid slowly being filtered through porous materials. (EX: in the water cycle the groundwater is slowly being filtered through rocks, dirt, etc)

Question 7

Run Off

Answer 7

Water from rain, snowmelt, or any other sources which flows over the land surface. (EX: when the snowfall on the mountains melt, it flows down the mountain and on the land surface into bodies of water.

Question 8

Water Reservoirs

Answer 8

spaces that stores liquids (water). Refers to an enlarged natural or artificial lake, storage pond, or impoundment that is created by using a dam or lock to store water.