The Water Cyle

Question 1

What is precipitation

Answer 1

Any product of condensation of atmospheric water vapour

Question 2

What is percolation ?

Answer 2

Movement and filtering of water through porous materials

Question 3

What is transpiration

Answer 3

Evaporation of water vapour through the stomata

Question 4

What is condensation

Answer 4

The conversion of a vapour or gas to a liquid

Question 5

Describe the process in the water cycle (6 bulletpoints)

Answer 5

• water evaporates from all places on the earths surface like oceans and lakes
• transpiration occurs when water evaporated from plants
• water vapour can then cool into clouds as it rises
• this water can fall as precipitation
• then the water either can run off the earth’s surface or soak into it by infiltration

Question 6

Respiration equation

Answer 6

Go - cow