level: Level 1
Questions and Answers List
Water Cycle
level questions: Level 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are the stages of the water cycle | Evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, and runoff/infiltration/groundwater/accumulation |
| what is evaporation | When water turns into water vapor due to the heat of the sun |
| what is condensation | when water vapor cools and turns into clouds |
| what is transpiration | when plants release water as a vapor |
| what is precipitation | when the water droplets get too heavy for the clouds, and fall to the ground or ocean as rain, hail, sleet, or snow |
| what is groundwater | Groundwater is the water present beneath Earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations |
| what is surface runoff | water that falls on the ground, and runs into the ocean |
| what is accumulation | water that has accumulated into lakes, rivers, streams, or other bodies of water |
| what is infiltration | water that has seeped underground, into aquifers |