The Water Cycle

What is the process by which water evaporates from oceans, lakes, and rivers due to heat from the sun?

Evaporation

What is the process by which water vapour cools and turns back into liquid water droplets, forming clouds?

Condensation

What do we call water falling from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

Precipitation

What is the process by which water flows over land back into rivers, lakes, and oceans?

Runoff (surface runoff)

What is the term for water vapour released by plants into the air?

Transpiration