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Water Cycle Gr 4
Water Cycle Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Precipitation | Rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
| Condensation | The process by which a gas becomes a liquid |
| Surface Runoff | Water that runs off the earth's surface rather than sink into the soil |
| Transpiration | The process by which plants pass off moisture in the form of vapor |
| Evaporation | The process by which a liquid becomes a gas |
| Infiltration | The process by which water filters through the earth penetrating through the soil |
| Ground Water | Water that has soaked into the soil |
| Water Cycle | The process by which water moves through the ground, evaporates from earth into the air, forms clouds, and falls back to earth as rain or snow. |