Water Cycle

Water Cycle

Continous movement of water on, above, and below Earth’s surface.

Evaporation

Process by which a liquid, such as water, changes into a gas.

Precipitation

Moisture that falls from clouds to Earth’s surface.

Weather

The state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place

Climate

Average weather pattern for a region over a long period of time.

Condensation

water vapor in the air changes into liquid water

Infiltration

water moves downward from the land surface into soil or porous rock

Runoff

precipitation that does not absorb into the soil or evaporate

Sublimation

a solid changes directly to a gas without first becoming a liquid

Evapotranspiration

water evaporates from plants and trees.