Water Cycle

qualitativeInformation collected and communicated in

words. Observable by using your senses.

quantitativeExact information about the quantity you

observe using numbers rather than words.

water cycleWater repeatedly moving from Earth to the

air and then back again. Transpiration from tree leaves is missing in this picture.

evaporationWater is warmed by the sun and moved in to

the air as water vapor.

condensationCooled water vapor from the air turns back

in to liquid.

weightMeasure of the pull of gravity on an object.

precipitationWater that falls to the surface of Earth. Rain,

snow, sleet, and hail.

HumidityAmount of water vapor in the air.

Runoff/Surface WaterWater that is not absorbed back in to the

ground.

Ground WaterWater that is absorbed in to the ground and

stored under the Earth’s surface.

transpirationWater absorbed by plant roots, then

unneeded water evaporates from the leaves’ stomata (pores on the leaf).

bioticLiving components of the environment. Water (abiotic) is needed by aquatic fish,

plants, animals…

abioticNon living elements such as water, dirt,

rocks…