Evaporation Water from oceans and rivers changes to water vapor.
TranspirationPlants release water vapor through their leaves.
Condensation
Water vapor goes back to liquid form.
Precipitation
Water falls back to earth in the form of rain, hail or snow.
CollectionWater comes back to earth’s water reserve.
Dew
It is formed at night when the water vapor in the
air condenses onto any exposed surfaces.
Cloud
Is made of tiny water droplets. A
visible mass of condensed water
vapor floating in the atmosphere,
typically high above the ground.
Cirrus- it is curly, sometimes it looks like silk.
Stratus- the word stratus means ‘to spread out’ in Latin. It forms a layer stretching across the sky.
Cumulus-the word cumulus means
‘a heap’ in Latin. It is thick and puffy, flat bottoms. Shaped like hills.
Fog
Fog is cloud near the ground. When the water vapor
near the ground is cooled and condenses into tiny
water droplets, fog is formed.
Precipitation
Is moisture falling from the air to the
ground.
Examples of Precipitation
1. Rain- water falling from the sky when the temperature is above 0 degrees C.
2. Snow- is formed when the temperature is below freezing point of water.
3. Hail- falls in the form of lumps of ice. It happens in summer.