Water On Earth Flashcards
Water Cycle
A repeated movement of water through different forms
Evaporation
The changing of liquid water to water vapor
Condensation
Forms dew, and clouds
Precipitation
The water that falls from clouds as rain,sleet, or hail
Runoff
Moving down hill
Accumulation
Were water collects at the lowest point
Sublimation
Ice changing into water vapor(gas) without melting
Frost
Is when water vapor(gas)freezes without turning into a liquid
Water vapor
Water in the form of invisible gas
Air pressure
The pressure of air on objects
Transpiration
The evaporation from plants (water released from plants)
ciruss
A thin wispy white cloud that is made of ice crystals and the altitude is 12,000 meters above the ground
Cumulonimbus
Clouds that form vertically sometimes called thunderheads or vertical clouds. The altitude is 6,000 meters to 8,000 meters above the ground
Cumulus
Big puffy white, at the bottom it is darker because little sun can reach it the altitude is 6,000 meters above the ground
Stratus
The altitude is 2,000 meters above the ground. It is layered and covers the sky like a blanket