water cycle

Transpiration

Water released from plants

Evaporation

Phase change from a liquid to a gas

Condensation

Face change from a gas to a liquid

Precipitation

When droplets and clouds get heavy and fall is rain, snow, sleet, or hail

Surface runoff

Water that flows on the surface of the land instead of sinking into the ground

Infiltration

Water from the surface moves through the soil to refill groundwater

Evapotranspriation

The process of evaporation from the release of water from the plants

Climate

The average temperature in weather for an area over a long period of time

Deforestation

Cutting down trees in order to build things

Ecosystem

A community of living and nonliving things live together and interact with each other for example, upon with the sun, frogs tadpoles flies with plants, trees, and rocks

River basin

A section of land that collects water from other areas

Biodiversity

The variety of living organisms and their physical environment, such as insects plants, and animals that all live in an area

Floodplain

A flat area of land near a river or stream

Convectional rainfall

Warm air rises quickly, then condenses to form clouds