Water cycle Flashcards
1
Q
the process of changing liquid water into water vapour
A
Evaporation
2
Q
animals release water vapour into the atmosphere
A
Respiration
3
Q
Plants take up liquid water from soil and release as water vapour into the atmosphere
A
Transpiration
4
Q
water vapour in the air is changed into liquid water forming clouds
A
Condensation
5
Q
water vapour after it is turned back to liquid precipitates back to earth
A
Precipitation
6
Q
forms of precipitation
A
Rain, snow, hail, sleet
7
Q
Precipitation that runs off the landscape
A
Surface runoff
8
Q
water that exists underground in saturated zones beneath the land surface
A
Groundwater
