Water Cycle Flashcards
Sublimation
The change of state from a solid to a gas without first becoming a liquid ; occurs when a solid gains thermal energy.
Evaporation
The change of state from a liquid to a gas ; occurs when a liquid gains thermal energy.
Condensation
The change of state from a gas to a liquid ; occurs when a gas loses thermal energy.
Deposition
The change of state from a gas to a solid ; occurs when a gas loses thermal energy.
Groundwater
Water that seeps through soil and cracks in rocks ; source of water for underground springs and wells.
Precipitation
Solid or liquid that falls to Earth’s surface.
Runoff
water from precipitation and snowmelt that flows over Earth’s surface.
Water Vapour
The gas form of water , when water reaches 100 degrees it starts to evaporate and turns into steam.
Ice
frozen water
Freezing
The change of state from a liquid to solid ; occurs when a liquid loses thermal energy.