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Water cycle 2016
Water Cycle
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cumulo-nimbus | These clouds begin as white and fluffy but will turn to dark, gray clouds that may produce storms. |
| Cumulus | These clouds are white and fluffy with flat bottoms that indicate fair weather. |
| Stratus | These clouds are smooth and gray that block out direct sunlight. Light rain and drizzle are usually associated with these clouds |
| Cirrus | These clouds are feathery and are associated with fair weather that may bring rain or snow showers within several hours |
| Rain | This type of precipitation happens when growing cloud droplets become too heavy to remain in the cloud. |
| Snow | Precipitation in the form of small white ice crystals formed directly from the water vapor |
| Hail | Frozen layers of water that formed during a thunderstorm; can vary in size |
| Freezing Rain | This precipitation freezes with any surface that is below freezing. |
| Sleet | Frozen or partially frozen raindrops |
| Evaporation | The process of liquid becoming vaporized is called __________________. |
| Precipitation | Rain, sleet, snow, hail are all examples of _________________. |
| Condensation | The conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid is called _______________. |
| Heat energy | type of energy that melts ice into water |
| fog | Ground level cloud |
| water droplets on the outside of a glass of hot water are from | condensation of rising steam |
| dew drops on grass | water in the air forms droplets on the grass |
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