Water Flashcards
What is evaporation
it is the loss of water to the atmosphere from plants and leaves
Where can water be found
oceans, Lakes and ponds and in the ground
What is the Water Cycle
It is the cycle from liquid to vapour to solid. It is the movement of water in the environment by evaporation, condensation and precipitation
What causes the liquid to evaporate
the warm sun…it changes the liquid to a vapor and rises up into the sky. It is where a liquid changes to vapor
The water vapors that are made cool during evaporation
What happens to the cooled vapor during evaporation
The cooled water vapors make clouds in the sky.
what do you call the change from a vapor to a liquid
Condensation
What are clouds
large amounts of Water made by cooled water vapors
What happens when the clouds get heavy
the water falls back to the ground as rain, snow or hail
What do you call when rain, hail, or snow falls to the ground
Precipitation
What do you call when plants release water into the atmosphere
Transpiration
What are the three forms of water
liquid, vapor, solid
what do you call water stored beneath the earths surface
groundwater
Why is groundwater important
for agriculture by the use of bores and wells
