Definitions
The process in which liquid water is heated by the sun and turns to water vapor
What is evaporation?
Precipitation that falls to Earth as water droplets
What is rain?
The source of energy that drives (provides power) to the water cycle
What is the sun?
The process that takes place at number 6 on the picture.
What is accumulation?
The form (state of matter) water takes when it is in a cloud
What is liquid?
The process by which water droplets are pulled by gravity and fall to the Earth
What is precipitation?
Precipitation that has crystalized in the clouds due to the temperature before falling to the ground
What is snow?
The force that pulls water droplets from the clouds to the ground
What is gravity?
The place on the picture and name of the process where water is released from plants as water vapor
What is number 7 and transpiration?
The form (state of matter) water takes as it evaporates into the air
What is gas?
The process of water collecting in rivers, lakes, and oceans
What is accumulation?
Water that is pushed up out of a cloud, freezes, falls, and is pushed up again, getting another layer of ice until they are too heavy and fall to Earth
What is hail?
The source of thermal energy that melts snow and ice
The number on the picture that shows the source of energy for the water cycle
What is number 2?
The form (state of matter) that water takes when it falls to the Earth as snow
What is a solid?
The process of water vapor turning into water droplets in the atmosphere due to temperature/altitude.
What is condensation?
Precipitation that starts as snow, goes through warm air and partially melts to slush, and then passes through cold air and refreezes before hitting the ground
What is sleet
The force that causes precipitation to run-off down mountains and across land
What is gravity?
The form water takes at number 1
What is water vapor?
The form (state of matter) that water takes when it hits the ground as sleet
What is a solid?
The process of plants giving off water vapor into the air
The form of precipitation that involves crystallization of water droplets
What is snow?
What is temperature/altitude?
The name of what is being shown at number 5 and the driving force behind this
What is groundwater and gravity?
The form (state of matter) that water takes when it is in the ocean
What is liquid?