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Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Runoff, Groundwater, Transpiration
Miscellaneous
100

When the sun heats up liquid water, this process occurs.

What is evaporation?

100

When water vapor loses heat & changes into water droplets.

What is condensation?

100
Any moisture that falls to the ground from clouds is called _____________?
What is precipitation?
100
Water flowing on Earth's surface.
What is runoff?
100

Much of the water that falls to Earth ____________ right away from the ground or puddles.

What is evaporates?

200
Evaporation turns liquid water into _________.
What is water vapor?
200
During condensation water is changed from a gas to a ________.
What is a liquid?
200
When liquid water falls from clouds it is called _________?
What is rain?
200
Water that moves under Earth's surface.
What is groundwater?
200

When water soaks into the ground after it rains.

What is infiltration?

300

When water evaporates it turns into this state of matter.

What is a gas?

300

The tiny water droplets attach to particles of dust or smoke high in the atmosphere to form ____________.

What are clouds?

300
When water vapor freezes it falls as ___________?
What is snow?
300

What would happen to the air if there were no plants to transpire?

The air would have less moisture, which could affect weather and the water cycle.

300
Most of the water that is evaporated on Earth comes from ________.
What are oceans?
400
When water evaporates, it becomes an inivisble gas in the ____________.
What is the atmosphere?
400
________ temperatures cause condensation of water vapor.
What are cooler temperatures?
400

What has to happen in the clouds in order for precipitation to occur?

Water droplets in the clouds must combine and get heavy enough to fall to the ground.

400

When plants release water vapor into the air through tiny openings in their leaves.

What is transpiration?

400
The is the origin of energy that drives the Water Cycle.
What is the Sun?
500

Name one way to increase the speed of evaporation.

Increase the temperature of the water OR increase the surface area of water exposed to the air.

500

How is condensation different from evaporation?

Condensation occurs with the loss of heat and molecules slow down and move closer together.  Evaporation occurs when heat is added and molecules move faster and farther apart.

500

What could happen if there is very little precipitation for a long time?

A drought.

500

Transpiration happens through this part of the plant.

What is stomata in the leaves?

500

Dew and fog form because of this water cycle process.

What is condensation?