Water Cycle Review

Front

What is the process called when water vapor cools and changes into liquid water, forming clouds?

Back

Condensation

Front

What role does the sun play in the water cycle?

Back

The sun heats the water, causing it to evaporate into the atmosphere.

Front

Where does the most evaporation and precipitation occur on Earth?

Back

The oceans.

Front

What is the primary energy source that drives the water cycle?

Back

The sun.

Front

What is the process called when water seeps into the ground through spaces and cracks in the rocks?

Back

Infiltration.

Front

What is evaporation in the context of the water cycle?

Back

The process of water turning from liquid to vapor due to heat.

Front

What is precipitation?

Back

Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.

Front

What is runoff in the water cycle?

Back

Water that flows over the ground surface and returns to bodies of water.

Front

What is the term for the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

Back

The water cycle.

Front

What happens to water vapor in the atmosphere as it cools?

Back

It condenses to form clouds.