Water and Water Cycle

transpiration

Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant gives of purified water to be evaporated

infiltration

Flow of water from the land surface into the subsurface; rain water soaks into the ground soil and can get into the groundwater

condensation

Gas changing to a liquid;in the atmosphere gas gets colder and changes back to liquid , forming clouds

runoff

Part of the water cycle where an excess of water runs down and does not sink into the soil and eventually makes it to the rivers, lakes, and oceans.

evaporation

The change of a liquid to a gas; the sun heats energy up and turns water into vapor(gas)

hydrologic cycle (water cycle)

The cycle through which water in the hydrosphere moves; includes such processes as evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and surface and groundwater runoff and infiltration

water

a molecules composed of two hydrogen molecules and one oxygen molecule; the universal solvent

solar energy

energy provided by the sun for the never-ending water cycle

precipation

moisture released when clouds become heavy (saturated) and form rain, snow, hail, or sleet

condensation

tiny droplets of water formed when water vapor rises into the air and colls

transpiration

vapor created when plants and trees give off water

evaporation

vapor created when the sun heats water in lakes, streams, rivers, or oceans

Precipitation

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface like hail, snow, sleet, rain;clouds become saturated and the air cannot hold it anymore