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