Water Cycle Flashcards
Water cycle
The repeated movement of water through earth in different forms
Evaporation
The changing of liquid water to water vapor
Condensation
Water vapor turns into liquid water
Clouds forms
Sublimation
Ice changes into water vapor without first melting
Runoff
Water moving downhill
Precipitation
Water falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet,hail, or freezing rain
Transpiration
The process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation form
Fog
Ground level cloud
Cumulus
Mid altitude clouds
Fair weather
Stratus
Low altitude clouds
Light rain/drizzle
Cirrus
High altitude clouds
Fair weather
Vertical cloud/thunderhead/culionimbus
Low to high altitude
Thunderstorms
Rain
Liquid water in the form of droplets that have been precipitated
Freezing Rain
Water droplets that freeze on impact on a object
Sleet
Frozen raindrops