Water Cycle 1
Energy from the sun that heats up water on the Earth's surface
Radiation
the cooling process by which a gas changes back into a liquid
condensation
This is is the process water filtering through the soil to reach groundwater below
Infiltration
day to day changes in the atmosphere
Weather
What is water, from rain, snowmelt, or other sources, that flows over the land surface, and is a major component of the water cycle
Runoff
this is water that moves under the Earth's surface?
ground water
Plants contribute to the water cycle through this process?
transpiration
the gas form of water
Water Vapor
What is it called when rain get so cold it solidifies into small ice balls?
Hail
True or False - The water you are drinking might be water from millions of years ago.
True
Weather patterns over a long period of time
Climate
Water in the form of gas
water vapor
Name four forms of precipitation.
rain, hail, sleet, and snow.
A group of tiny water droplets in the atmosphere.
a cloud.
any form of water that falls from the clouds
precipitation
Where does water vapor in the atmosphere come from?
evaporation from lakes, rivers, and oceans.
Long periods of no rainfall; shortage of water
Drought
What is it called when water moves from the atmosphere to the earth?
precipitation.
When water changes from a solid to a liquid.
melting.
Where is most of the water on Earth stored
Oceans
The energy source that drives the water cycle.
the Sun
the layers of air around the earth; held in place by gravity
Atmosphere
Thick / Heavy
Dense
the amount of water vapor in the air
Humidity
The cycle in which Earth's water moves through the environment
Water Cycle
the heating process by which a liquid changes into a gas
Evaporation
The water cycle moves ____________.
continuously or never stops; repeats.
Natures recycling system where carbon atoms travel in the air, it's a continuous loop
Carbon Cycle
What is it called when water travels through oceans, the atmosphere and land over and over again.
the water cycle.
the stage of the water cycle where water is collected and stored
collection