Vocabulary List

Water cycle: the journey of water going from the land to the atmosphere and
back again
Thawing: when something frozen gets softer or becomes liquid due to heat
Condensation: change in state of matter of water from gas to liquid
Evaporation: change in state of matter of water from liquid to gas
Precipitation: water released from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
Water vapor: water in gas form
Transpiration: process through which plants lose water from the undersides of
their leaves