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Water Cycle
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| precipitation | This is the water that falls from the sky in liquid or solid forms. Examples are rain, snow, sleet, and hail. |
| water vapor | water molecules in the air; found in the form of a gas |
| condensation | This is what occurs when gas changes into a liquid. Clouds, dew, frost, and fog are all forms of condensation. |
| transpiration | This is what happens when leaves change water to vapor and release it into the air. The leaves "sweat" the water out. |
| run-off | rain water that flows over mountains, hills, and plains as well and with it it takes rocks and other small sediments into a lake or river |
| groundwater | underground water that is held in the soil and in rocks |
| surface water | natural water that has not penetrated much below the surface of the ground |
| evaporation | the process that allows water molecules to escape into the air; water changes from a liquid to a gas |
| infiltration | happens when water soaks into the soil from the ground level; causes groundwater |
| fog | water vapor that has condensed near the Earth's surface |
| dew | forms when droplets of water condense from the air onto cool surfaces of the ground when the temperature is above freezing |
| frost | forms when droplets of water condense from the air onto cool surfaces of the ground when the temperature is below freezing |
| rain | water that falls in temperatures above freezing |
| snow | forms when tiny supercooled droplets freeze and stay frozen because of the cold temperature |
| sleet | precipitation that freezes then melts and re-freezes near the earth's surface |
| hail | forms when water droplets in clouds freeze, and storm winds blow droplets higher into the clouds where they become larger |
| How do clouds form? | They form at cooler temperatures when water vapor condenses in tiny droplets around small particles such as dust and salt. |
| another name for water cycle | hydrologic cycle |
| What powers the water cycle? | the sun |
| Water can only be stored as ______________ for a short time. | Water vapor |
| _______________ determines which form of precipitation is formed. | Air temperature |
| What is included in atmospheric conditions? | temperature, clouds, precipitation |
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Nisey1996
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