Which form of energy makes the water cycle happen (by making liquid water evaporate into water vapor/gas)?
thermal energy/heat energy
Which stage in the water cycle involves plants taking water in through their roots and releasing it as water vapor out through their leaves and into the atmosphere?
transpiration
Which stage in the water cycle happens when liquid water is heated enough that it changes into a gas (water vapor) and rises up into the atmosphere?
evaporation
Which stage of the water cycle involves water vapor in the air cooling and turning back into liquid to form droplets and clouds?
condensation
Which water cycle stage happens when droplets in clouds become too heavy and fall back to earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
precipitation
Which stage of the water cycle involves water seeping / soaking / moving down into the soil of the Earth?
infiltration
Which phase of the water cycle happens when a solid (like ice or "dry ice") change directly into a gas without going through a liquid state of matter?
sublimation
Which water cycle stage happens when water gathers into large bodies of water like rivers, lakes, and oceans?
collection OR accumulation
Which stage of the water cycle involves water moving over the surface of the land, running back into a larger water source?
runoff or surface runoff
The weather on our planet happens because which substance gets moved around in the atmosphere through stages like evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
water
What is the source for the thermal energy that drives the water cycle? (Where does the energy come from?)
the Sun
Describe what happens during evaporation.
liquid water turns into a gas (water vapor) and rises up into the air
Describe what happens during condensation.
Water vapor (water as a gas) cools and turns back into a liquid, forming droplets or clouds
Describe what happens during precipitation.
water drops in the clouds fall back to earth as rain (or snow, sleet, hail, etc.)
Clouds form during which stage of the water cycle?
condensation
