Water On Earth Flashcards
1
Q
Water cycle
A
When water evaporates and goes into rain or ice
2
Q
Evaporation
A
When water heats up and forms a cloud
3
Q
Condensation
A
The conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid
4
Q
Precipitation
A
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
5
Q
Runoff
A
When water steams down a mountainside
6
Q
Accumulation
A
Gradual gathering of something
7
Q
Sublimation
A
When anything solid turns into a gas without fist becoming a liquid
8
Q
Frost
A
When water is frosen
9
Q
Transportation
A
When water evaporates again and again
10
Q
Fog
A
A cloud at ground level
11
Q
Straits cloud
A
A cloud at the lows level of altitude
12
Q
Vertical cloud
A
A cloud that is vertical
13
Q
Cirrus
A
A normal cloud closest to the ground
14
Q
Rain
A
Moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in a separate drops
15
Q
Snow
A
Water vapor frozen into ice crystals
