Water Cycle Flashcards
1
Q
What is precipitation?
A
Rain from the clouds.
2
Q
What is condensation?
A
The rain forming into clouds because of the cold atmosphere.
3
Q
What is evaporation?
A
The water turning into gas from heat and rising in the sky?
4
Q
What is permeable and impermeable?
A
Permeable means it can go through the ground and impermeable means that it can’t because of something eg. Tarmac.
5
Q
What is interception?
A
It’s when something stops the rain from falling to the ground.
6
Q
What is plant uptake?
A
It is when plants take the water from the ground into their roots.
7
Q
What is surface runoff?
A
It is when the water runs down the ground and doesn’t go throw.
