Water Cycle - Task Cards 2

Water vapor condenses.

Water evaporates.

Water seeps underground.

Water runs off into an ocean or lake.

Water frozen in a glacier

Water from precipitation that is stored in the pores of soil and rock

The release of water from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

A collection of water in lakes and oceans

The release of water from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

Water frozen in a glacier

Water from precipitation that is stored in the pores of soil and rock

A collection of water in lakes and oceans

Water in a solid state

Water that is underground

Water in a gas state

Water in a liquid state

Water frozen in a glacier

Water from precipitation that is stored in the pores of soil and rock

The release of water from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

A collection of water in lakes and oceans

Water vapor

Evaporation

Accumulation

Precipitation

Condensation is due to cooling while evaporation is due to heating.

Condensation changes liquid water to water vapor while evaporation changes water vapor to liquid water.

Condensation occurs underground while evaporation occurs in the atmosphere.

Rain is caused by evaporation and hail is not.

Rain is liquid precipitation and hail is solid precipitation.

Rain is a liquid form of condensation and hail is solid.

Hail can result in runoff and rain cannot.

Both processes occur during precipitation.

Both processes add ice to the atmosphere.

Both processes occur directly after condensation.

Both processes add water vapor to the atmosphere.

Transpiration

Precipitation

Accumulation

Condensation

Cooling water vapor

Cooling liquid water

Heating water vapor

Heating liquid water

Rain falling into the ocean

Solar energy heating ocean water

Water vapor condensing

Water evaporating from the ocean