Water Cycle. qualitative. Information collected and communicated in words. Observable by using your senses. quantitative. Exact information about the quantity you observe using numbers rather than words. water cycle. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Water Cycle
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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,