Going up
Water vapor being released from plants.
Transpiration
The process of water vapor changes into liquid water droplets.
Condensation
Any moisture that falls to the ground from clouds is called _____________?
Precipitation
What are the phases the water change change into?
gas, liquid, and solid
The process of changing liquid water into gas.
During condensation, water is changed from a gas to a ________.
liquid
When liquid water falls from clouds it is called _________?
What is rain?
Water that moves under Earth's surface.
Groundwater flow
The main source of energy for the water cycle.
Sun
When water evaporates it turns into a ________.
gas
As water vapor condenses into liquid, what is formed?
Clouds
The 4 forms of precipitation
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
What causes water to move towards and into earth?
Gravity
Most of the water that is evaporated on Earth comes from ________.
oceans
What has to happen for evaporation to occur?
Increase in heat
________ temperatures cause condensation of water vapor.
Cooler
Infiltration
What would cause an increase in glacier size?
A decrease in runoff or transpiration?
Decrease in Runoff
A volcano erupts and spews lots of ash into the air. What 2 spheres?
Geosphere and atmosphere
When water evaporates or transpires, it becomes an invisible gas in the ____________.
atmosphere
Which process heats the atmosphere most when storms form over the ocean.
Evaporation or condensation
Condensation
The rock or sand layer that stores water and allows for the flow of water
What would cause an increase in the size of a glacier?
Precipitation or evaporation?
Precipitation
Dead plants and animals get buried under soil and become coal and oil. What 2 spheres?
Biosphere and geosphere