Vocabulary
Groundwater
Water Under the Ground
What happens when I dump a bucket of water off a hill?
Surface Runoff
What is runoff?
Water that runs off the surface of the earth
What happens when I take the sun out of the water cycle?
Condensation cannot occur
What is precipitation?
Water that falls to the surface of the earth
What happens when the water droplets collect?
They form clouds
What is Condensation?
Water turning from a gas to a liquid
What happens when the sun come out over the water?
Evaporation occurs
What is transpiration?
When a water from plants turn into a gas or vaporizes
What happens when water seeps through the soil?
Infiltration occurs or Water goes to ground water