Water Cycle

Question 1

Water cycle

Answer 1

the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.

Question 2

Evaporation

Answer 2

the process of turning from liquid into vapor.

Question 3

Condensation

Answer 3

water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with i

Question 4

Run-off

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Transpiration

Answer 5

(of a plant or leaf) the exhalation of water vapor through the stomata.

Question 6

Infiltration

Answer 6

permeation of a liquid into something by filtration.

Question 7

Precipitation

Answer 7

rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.

Question 8

Phases of Matter
Solid
Liquid
Gas

Answer 8

The three fundamental phases of matter are solid, liquid, and gas (vapour), but others are considered to exist, including crystalline, colloid, glassy, amorphous, and plasma phases. When a phase in one form is altered to another form, a phase change is said to have occurred.

Question 9

Renewable resource

Answer 9

A renewable resource is a resource which can be used repeatedly and replaced naturally. Renewable energy almost never runs out, for example: solar energy is powered by heat from the sun and never runs out. … New resources may include goods or commodities such as paper and leather.

Question 10

Nonrenewable resource

Answer 10

A natural resource such as coal, gas, or oil that, once consumed, cannot be replaced. Most energy resources currently in use are non-renewable while the renewable ones (such as wind and solar power) are not well developed. Also called depletable resource.