Water Cycle Flashcards
Water cycle
Is how we get all of are materials out of water
Evaporation
When water turns from liquid to gas
Condensation
When water vapor turns into a cloud
Precipitation
When rain, snow, sleet, and hail fall from the sky
Sublimation
When water forms around an object
Runoff
When water from land goes. Down to the ocean or rivers or lake etc
Water vapor
Water vapor is the gas that turns into gas
Transpiritation
Is the process where plants absorb water through there roots and give off water vapor through their leaves
Fog
Clouds that grow at ground level
Cumulus
Clouds bring fair weather
Stratus
Low altitude gray
Cirrus
They form at 12,000 m altitude
Thunderheads
Very dark brings rain
Rain
Water that falls from clouds
Hail
Iced balls usually hard