Water cycle Flashcards
What’s the water cycle
Water never leaves Earth, it is constantly being cycled this is known as the water cycle
What’s evaporation
Water that evaporates from the Earth’s oceans, lakes and moist soil rises up into the atmosphere, it also occurs in plants it is called transpiration
What’s condensation
When water vapour rises, it starts to cool and become a liquid again. It is called condensation. When a large amount of water vapour condenses, it results in the formation of clouds
What’s precipitation
When the water in the clouds gets too heavy, it falls back to Earth. Precipitation can be in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow
What’s surface run off
If the ground is hard or very wet rain water just runs along it
What’s through flow
Rain soaks into the ground. This is called infiltration ( permeable rocks )
What’s groundwater storage
The rest soaks down, and fills up the pores and cracks in the rock. Now it is called groundwater
