Water On Earth Flashcards
Water Cycle
Water changing form
Evaporation
Water becoming gas
Condensation
Water turning into clouds
Precipitation
When water returns to earth as rain or snow
Runoff
Water moving downhill
Accumulation
Water collecting at the lowest point.
Sublimation
Ice changing into water vapor without melting first
Frost
Water vapor that freezes without becoming a liquid
Transpiration
Is the process of moister moving through root of plants to pores on the bottom of leaves
Cirrus clouds
Wispy strips of fluffy looking clouds. They are the clouds you see when its going to be a nice day
Vertical clouds
Clouds that’s go in a vertical fluffy line. They are high up in the atmosphere and they are dark on the bottom. Bring thunderstorms.
Cumulus clouds
Fluffy cotton-like clouds that are flat at the bottom.
Stratus clouds
Shaped like a big puffy blanket across the sky found at 2,000m
Fog
A type of cloud that is thick and hard to see through. Found at 0m.
Rain
A wet water-y form of percipitation.