The Water Cycle

Which of the following locations will most likely have the highest average annual precipitation?

Amazon Rainforest

Which of the following locations will most likely have the highest rate of evaporation?

Pacific Ocean

Which of the following areas will most likely have the greatest amount of surface runoff?

Steep mountainside

Evaporation _____.

happens more quickly in warm areas than cool ones.

Most of the water vapor in Earth's atmosphere comes from _____.

oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers.

Evaporation

process by which liquid water changes into gas

infiltration

process by which precipitation soaks into the ground

sublimation

process by which solid water (ice, snow) changes directly into a gas.

transpiration

release of water vapor into the air by plants

Condensation _________.

requires dust or other tiny particles.

In cold, snowy areas, water is added to the atmosphere through _____.

sublimation

precipitation

the release of water from the atmosphere

Phineas has a tomato plant. The plant adds water to the atmosphere through _____.

transpiration