Water Cycle Flashcards
1
Q
Name the steps of the water cycle
A
Evaporation, Transpiration, Condensation, Precipitation, Infiltration, Runoff, Groundwater
2
Q
What is evaporation
A
Water evaporates from land or sea
3
Q
What is Transpiration
A
Water evaporates from plants during photosynthesis
4
Q
What is Condensation
A
Water vapour collects as droplets and forms a cloud
5
Q
What is Precipitation
A
Clouds get full and precipitate in the form of rain, hail or snow
6
Q
What is Infiltration
A
Rainwater gets soaked into the ground/soil
7
Q
What is runoff
A
Extra rain that has not soaked into soil falls into rivers/streams and into the ocean
8
Q
What is groundwater
A
Water held underground in soil or crevices of rock
