| A | B |
|---|
| water cycle | continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back |
| evaporation | process by which molecules of liquid water absorb energy and change to the gas state |
| condensation | process by which a gas changes to a liquid |
| precipitation | rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
| temperature | determines the type of precipitation |
| vapor | gas form of a substance |
| watershed | area of land water runs across |
| runoff | water that runs off land to refill surface water |
| seepage | water that soaks into the ground |
| transpiration | plants lose water out their leaves |
| stomata | openings on underside of leaves that release water |
| hydrologic cycle | water cycle |
| sun | powers the water cycle |
| atom | smallest particle of matter |
| molecule | two atoms joined together |
