Water On Earth Flashcards
Water cycle
When the earths water goes threw different stages
Evaporation
When water heats up and turns into water vapor
Condensation
When water vapor cools and turns into a cloud
Precipitation
Water falls from clouds as rain sleet snow or hail
Runoff
Water moving down hill
Accumulation
Water that collects at the lowest point
Sublimation
Is when ice changes into water vapor without melting
Frost
Water vapor turns into ice crystals
Transpiration
When water evaporates while in solid form like ice
Fog
Stratus clouds at ground level
Rain
Water that falls from colds as ice and hits the ground as liquid
Snow
When the cloud precipitates and the period from the cloud to the ground is below 32 f
Sleet
Frozen rain
Freezing rain
When rain hits the ground that is under 32 f it freezes
Cirrus clouds
Fair weather clouds thin wispy white high altitude made of ice crystals