Water Cycle Vocabulary

Flashcards covering essential water cycle vocabulary terms and their definitions.

Water Cycle

A continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again

Evaporation

The process of water turning into gas moving from bodies of water to the atmosphere

Condensation

Water vapor becomes liquid water when it cools it forms water droplets

Precipitation

Water that forms in clouds and falls to Earth in the form of rain, snow, hail, sleet

Transpiration

Water vapor given off from plants into the atmosphere

Runoff

Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground