Weather Vocabulary #3
sea level where the ocean meets the land; zero elevation
water cycle the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back; also called the hydrologic cycle
evaporation changing from liquid to water vapor
condensation changing from water vapor becomes liquid process
precipitation form of water that falls from a cloud to the Earth
collection when precipitation accumulates in a body of water, in the ground, or as runoff to a body of water
ground water water stored in soil and rock beneath Earth's surface
runoff excess water that the ground cannot absorb
water vapor water in a gas state
transpiration plants give off water through stomata in leaves; water evaporating from plant leaves
elevation the height of a place above sea level (Mount Everest has an elevation of 29,029 feet)
sea level where the ocean meets the land; zero elevation
water cycle the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back; also called the hydrologic cycle
evaporation changing from liquid to water vapor
condensation changing from water vapor becomes liquid process
precipitation form of water that falls from a cloud to the Earth
collection when precipitation accumulates in a body of water, in the ground, or as runoff to a body of water
ground water water stored in soil and rock beneath Earth's surface
runoff excess water that the ground cannot absorb
water vapor water in a gas state
transpiration plants give off water through stomata in leaves; water evaporating from plant leaves
elevation the height of a place above sea level (Mount Everest has an elevation of 29,029 feet)