Water On Earth Flashcards
Water cycle
A repeated movement of water through the environment
Evaporation
Turns water into a gas
Condensation
When water vapor turns into liquid
Precipitation
Water falls from clouds
Runoff
Water moving down north the hill
Accumulate
Water collects at the lowest point
Sublimation
Ice turning into water vapor with out melting first
Frost
Frozen water vapor
Transpiration
Water evaporating from a plants leaves
Vertical clouds
Clouds that spread the hole sky
Rain
When water falls from the clouds
Fog
Really low clouds, ground leavel
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Snow
Rain at first but then when it gets to ground leavel it turns into snow
Sleet
A form of precipitation consisting of ice pelted
Hall
Ice falling from the sky
Freezing rain
Rain that falls from the sky but when it hits something that is bellow 32% it turns to ice
Cirrus clouds
They look like wispy and thin clouds, they bring fair weather
Stratus clouds
Are high in the sky, sometimes brings rain and sun, look like a big blanket is across the sky
Vertical clouds
High in the sky,bring thunderstorms and rain,looks like a big thunderhead
Cumulus clouds
Above ground level,look like big Cotten balls,bring fair weather