Question

steps of the water cycle-

• when liquid water becomes a vapor. lifts water high into the atmosphere. sun, wind, & heat cause it.
• evaporation of water from plants as pores open to exchange gases for photosynthesis.
• when gaseous water vapor cools and turns back into a liquid. creates dew, fog, and clouds.
• when water in the atmosphere condenses and falls back to earth as rain, snow, or sleet. primary source of water in an aquifer.
• melted snow or precipitation that flows into surface streams. streams eventually flow into rivers, and rivers eventually flow into oceans for storage.
• precipitation falls onto the land and disperses to many locations, such as lakes, rivers, and oceans.
• when rainwater filters through the soil and underlying rock to store underground instead

Explanation:

To solve this, we identify each step of the water cycle by matching the description to the correct term:

1. Evaporation: When liquid water becomes a vapor (sun, wind, heat cause it).
2. Transpiration: Evaporation of water from plants (pores open for photosynthesis).
3. Condensation: Gaseous water vapor cools to liquid (creates dew, fog, clouds).
4. Precipitation: Water in atmosphere falls as rain, snow, sleet (primary aquifer source).
5. Runoff (Surface Runoff): Melted snow/precipitation flows into streams, then rivers, then oceans.
6. Collection (or Accumulation): Precipitation disperses to lakes, rivers, oceans.
7. Infiltration: Rainwater filters through soil/rock to store underground.

If the task was to label each blank (assuming blanks are for these terms), the answers would be (from top to bottom):

1. Evaporation
2. Transpiration
3. Condensation
4. Precipitation
5. Runoff (Surface Runoff)
6. Collection (Accumulation)
7. Infiltration

(Adjust based on exact question context, e.g., if asking for a specific step’s name.)

Answer:

To solve this, we identify each step of the water cycle by matching the description to the correct term:

1. Evaporation: When liquid water becomes a vapor (sun, wind, heat cause it).
2. Transpiration: Evaporation of water from plants (pores open for photosynthesis).
3. Condensation: Gaseous water vapor cools to liquid (creates dew, fog, clouds).
4. Precipitation: Water in atmosphere falls as rain, snow, sleet (primary aquifer source).
5. Runoff (Surface Runoff): Melted snow/precipitation flows into streams, then rivers, then oceans.
6. Collection (or Accumulation): Precipitation disperses to lakes, rivers, oceans.
7. Infiltration: Rainwater filters through soil/rock to store underground.

If the task was to label each blank (assuming blanks are for these terms), the answers would be (from top to bottom):

1. Evaporation
2. Transpiration
3. Condensation
4. Precipitation
5. Runoff (Surface Runoff)
6. Collection (Accumulation)
7. Infiltration

(Adjust based on exact question context, e.g., if asking for a specific step’s name.)