processes
what is infiltration?
The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil
water vapor can be found in...
clouds, the air/atmosphere
what is condensation?
vapor turns to tiny water droplets that start forming clouds
what is runoff?
water runs down the land , back to large bodys due to gravity
what is evaporation?
water turns into water vapor
what is storage?
places where water is stored on earth:
oceans,rivers,streams, glaciers, lakes etc.
what are clouds?
a visible mass of tiny water droplets or ice crystals floating in the atmosphere, formed when water condenses
what is transpiration?
the process where plants produce water and it evaporates into the air
where are places that water can be found on earth?
oceans, ice caps/glaciers, in the ground (groundwater), lakes, rivers, in the atmosphere, and in plants
what is the sun?
a hot engine in the sky that has a big impact on the water cycle
what is precipitation
any form of water that falls from the clouds, back to the earth