Water Cycle Essentials

Question 1

What is evaporation?

Accepted Answer

The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor.

Question 2

What is condensation?

Accepted Answer

The process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water.

Question 3

What is precipitation?

Accepted Answer

Water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

Question 4

What is collection?

Accepted Answer

Water that falls from the sky and accumulates in oceans, lakes, rivers, and on land.

Question 5

What is transpiration?

Accepted Answer

The process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems and flowers.

Question 6

What is runoff?

Accepted Answer

The flow of water over land, usually from rain, meltwater, or other sources, that is not absorbed into the ground.

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