Water Cycle Flashcards
Water cycle
The process water goes through
Evaporation
When water heats up and rises in the air and turns into gas form
Condensation
When water vapor turns into a cloud
Precipitation
When it water falls from the clouds in the form of rain, hail, sleet, frozen rain or snow.
Transpiration
When the water in a plant evaporates
Sublimation
When ice or snow evaporates without melting.
Runoff
Water moving down hill
Accumulation
When water is collects at the lowest point
Fog
A thick cloud at ground level that is a type of stratus
Stratus
Layered cloud the is found at 2,000which often look gray because they block sun
Cumulus
At 6,000 feet its a white puffy cloud and is the one you draw in most pictures.
Vertical cloud
Ranges from 6000 to 12,000 feet and causes thunderstorms. Often looks gray
Cirrus cloud
Thin white and wispy
Curly at the endS
Frost
Water vapor freezes
Snow
Frozen water droplets