environmental cycle

Question 1

the water cycle

Answer 1

the cycling of water through the lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere.

Question 2

transpiration

Answer 2

the water is released in the atmosphere through the stomata.

Question 3

condensation

Answer 3

cooling of the vapor (gas) in atmosphere creating water droplets.

Question 4

precipitation

Answer 4

water drops formed by condensation fall to earth from the atmosphere

Question 5

surface run-off

Answer 5

refers to the movement of water over the land surface

Question 6

infiltration

Answer 6

precipitation that falls onto land, can soak into the soil refilling ground water sources

Question 7

ground water flow

Answer 7

water that infiltrates into the soil becomes ground water, which slowly moves through underground aquifers

Question 8

aquifers

Answer 8

an underground layer of water-bearing material, like permeable rock or unconsolidated materials, that can store and transmit groundwater

Question 9

evaporation

Answer 9

the sun heats bodies of water such as ocean, lakes and rivers, that causes the water to become water vapor (gas) and go into the sky.

Question 10

freezing

Answer 10

converts the water from its liquid state into its solid state.

Question 11

melting

Answer 11

converts snow .r ice into liquid water,

Question 12

sublimation

Answer 12

transforms a solid straight into a gas (skips liquid state)