Water cycle
What drives the water cycle? energy from the sun
Evaporation The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
What happens to water molecules They expand
once they gain energy?
The rate of evaporation depends on? Temperature, wind speed, humidity
Photosynthesis Plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into su
What is evaporation and transpiration Evapotranspiration
called?
Transpiration loss of water from a plant through its leaves
condensation (water cycle) Warm air rises, cools, and condenses into ice crystals, forming clouds.
Precipitation Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.
Precipitation that does not infiltrate into the ground. Examples: rivers an
Runoff
streams.
Infiltration the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil
Groundwater water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.
What drives the water cycle? energy from the sun
Evaporation The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
What happens to water molecules They expand
once they gain energy?
The rate of evaporation depends on? Temperature, wind speed, humidity
Photosynthesis Plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into su
What is evaporation and transpiration Evapotranspiration
called?
Transpiration loss of water from a plant through its leaves
condensation (water cycle) Warm air rises, cools, and condenses into ice crystals, forming clouds.
Precipitation Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.
Precipitation that does not infiltrate into the ground. Examples: rivers an
Runoff
streams.
Infiltration the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil
Groundwater water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.
