Evaporation, Transpiration, and Condensation
Water transitions to vapor and moves into the atmosphere through evaporation and transpiration:
- Evaporation: Liquid water absorbs energy and evaporates from the surface of land and oceans, then rises into the atmosphere.
- Transpiration: Water also transpires directly from plants into the atmosphere.
As the moist air rises, it cools. This cooling causes the water vapor to undergo condensation and crystallization, forming clouds of liquid water droplets or ice crystals.
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Earth's Water Cycle and Global Precipitation Dynamics @ Honor
Ch.1 Fundamentals of the Hydrologic Cycle - Earth's Water Cycle and Global Precipitation Dynamics @ Honor
Physical Processes of Water Cycling - Earth's Water Cycle and Global Precipitation Dynamics @ Honor
Learn After
Place the steps of cloud formation in the correct order, starting from liquid water on Earth's surface.
Water moves directly from plants into the atmosphere through the process of ___.
What physical change occurs when rising moist air cools in the atmosphere?
Identify the two specific processes responsible for adding water vapor to the air in this scenario, and explain how the cloud layer forms as the air rises.
Learn After
Place the steps of cloud formation in the correct order, starting from liquid water on Earth's surface.
Water moves directly from plants into the atmosphere through the process of ___.
What physical change occurs when rising moist air cools in the atmosphere?
Identify the two specific processes responsible for adding water vapor to the air in this scenario, and explain how the cloud layer forms as the air rises.