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The Water Cycle

TermDefinition
Evaporation The process in which the Sun heats liquid water which rises as water vapor into the air
Condensation The process in which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid again
Precipitation The process in which any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere falls back to the earth.
Types of Precipitation Rain Snow Sleet Hail
The 3 Main Factors that control the Water Cycle The Sun The Atmosphere The Oceans
Weather The state of the atmosphere in a short, specific period of time. Days, weeks, months.
Climate The atmospheric conditions on average for long period of time. Decades, centuries.
Temperature how hot or cold; measured with a thermometer; land & water absorb the sun’s heat.
Cloud Cover water condenses into tiny drops; cirrus, stratus, or cumulus; nimbus are rain clouds.
Air pressure force exerted by air on a surface; measure by a barometer; can be high or low.
Wind speed moving air in the atmosphere, measured by anemometer.
Humidity amount of water vapor in the air; measured by hygrometer.
Low pressure generally caused by warm temperatures.
High pressure generally caused by cool temperatures.
Transpiration Plants release water vapor into the air.
Runoff Excess rainwater flows to a water source, like a river.
Accumulation Precipitation is stored in a lake, glacier, river, or ocean.
Percolation Water slowly seeps down into the layers of soil and rock.
Thermometer Instrument that measures the temperature.
Rain Gauge Instrument that measures how much rain has fallen.
Anemometer Instrument that measures the speed of the wind.
Barometer Instrument that measures air pressure.
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