Water Flashcards
1
Q
Water Cycle
A
The journey water takes as it circulates.
2
Q
Evaporation
A
The process of turning from liquid to vapor.
3
Q
Condensation
A
The conversion of a gas to a liquid.
4
Q
Precipitation
A
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail, that falls to the ground.
5
Q
Sublimation
A
A solid turning into a gas without turning into a liquid.
6
Q
Runoff
A
Water draining away.
7
Q
Water Vapor
A
A gaseous phase of water.
8
Q
Transpiration
A
When a plant absorbs water in its roots.
9
Q
Fog
A
A cloud near the Earth’s surface.
10
Q
Cumulus
A
A cloud forming rounded masses heaped on each other.
11
Q
Stratus
A
Clouds forming a continuous horizontal gray sheet.
12
Q
Cirrus
A
Clouds forming wispy streaks.
13
Q
Vertical Cloud
A
Optimization of cloud computing.
14
Q
Rain
A
Water that falls from clouds.
