Water Cycle - Task Cards 2

Water vapor condenses.

Water runs off into an ocean or lake.

Water seeps underground.

Water evaporates.

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

Water frozen in a glacier

A collection of water in lakes and oceans

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

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

A collection of water in lakes and oceans

Water frozen in a glacier

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

Water in a liquid state

Water in a solid state

Water that is underground

Water in a gas state

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

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

A collection of water in lakes and oceans

Water frozen in a glacier

Evaporation

Precipitation

Water vapor

Accumulation

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 a liquid form of condensation and hail is solid.

Hail can result in runoff and rain cannot.

Rain is liquid precipitation and hail is solid precipitation.

Rain is caused by evaporation and hail is not.

Both processes occur during precipitation.

Both processes occur directly after condensation.

Both processes add ice to the atmosphere.

Both processes add water vapor to the atmosphere.

Transpiration

Accumulation

Condensation

Precipitation

Cooling water vapor

Heating liquid water

Heating water vapor

Cooling liquid water

Water evaporating from the ocean

Solar energy heating ocean water

Rain falling into the ocean

Water vapor condensing