The Water Cycle

Question 1

Water Cycle

Answer 1

The water cycle is a repeating process that includes water evaporating, condensation, and precipitation.

Question 2

Evaporation

Answer 2

Evaporation is the first part of the Water Cycle process. What happens is Water warms up and turns into a gas known as Water Vapor.

Question 3

Condensate

Answer 3

The second part of the Water Cycle, Condensation is when water vapor is turned into a cloud.

Question 4

Precipitation

Answer 4

Precipitation is the last part of the Water Cycle process. Precipitation is when the Cloud turns into rain, sleet, hail, or snow. After this part of the process the water evaporates once again.

Question 5

Sublimation

Answer 5

Sublimation is the transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas phase without passing through the intermediate liquid phase.

Question 6

Runoff

Answer 6

the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, etc.

Question 7

Transpiration

Answer 7

Transpiration is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. Transpiration is essentially evaporation of water from plant leaves.

Question 8

Fog

Answer 8

Fog is the only cloud that touches the ground. It makes it harder for people to see which lowers visibility and makes it harder to drive cars as well.

Question 9

Cumulus

Answer 9

A cumulus is Cumulo- which means “heap” or “pile” in Latin. Cumulus clouds are often described as “puffy”, “cotton-like” or “fluffy” in appearance, and have flat bases.

Question 10

Stratus

Answer 10

Stratus clouds are low-level clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a uniform base, as opposed to convective or cumuliform clouds that are formed by rising thermals

Question 11

Cirrus

Answer 11

Cirrus is a genus of atmospheric cloud generally characterized by thin, wispy strands, giving the type its name from the Latin word cirrus, meaning a ringlet or curling lock of hair.

Question 12

Vertical Cloud

Answer 12

A vertical Cloud, also known as a Thunderhead brings Thunderstorms. It can be at a very high altitude.

Question 13

Rain

Answer 13

Rain is the liquid that falls during Precipitation. It can began as ice crystals but then it warms up and becomes rain during the process

Question 14

Hail

Answer 14

When air comes in a cloud it blows the water droplets around and soon it becomes hail.

Question 15

Snow

Answer 15

When the air is always under 32F or 0ºC, It forms snow during precipitation. It doesn’t warm up a bit.

Question 16

Sleet

Answer 16

Sleet is a form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow.

Question 17

Freezing Rain

Answer 17

Freezing rain is the name given to rain that falls when surface temperatures are below freezing. Unlike sleet, a mixture of rain and snow, ice pellets, or hail, freezing rain is made entirely of liquid droplets.