describes the water cycle?
The continuous movement of water above and below the earth
What is the process by which water vapor changes into liquid water?
Condensation.
What is the term for water that falls to the Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
Precipitation.
Which part of the water cycle involves water vapor rising into the atmosphere from bodies of water and land?
Evaporation
In which form does water move through plants and eventually evaporate from the leaves?
Transpiration
What is the role of clouds in the water cycle?
Clouds release water vapor into the atmosphere through precipitation
describe the role of the water cycle in regulating Earth's temperature?
regulates Earth's temperature by absorbing excess heat through evaporation
What happens as water reaches land
infiltration, snow and glaciers form and run off
what happens to water vapor in a cloud, whats the next step
precipitation
what happens to water vapor as it enters the atmosphere
condensation
what processadd water to the atmosphere
evaporation, transpiration combustion
what way is C02 is removed from the atmosphere byadded to the atmosphere
combustion, natural processes, roasting of limestone, respiration
photosynthesis or dissolving in water
carbon is stored in the ground as what
limestone or fossil fuels
