| Term | Definition |
| precipitation | rain, snow, sleet, or hail are examples of... |
| precipitation | temperature variations within clouds and/or regions between clouds and earth create different forms of....... |
| evaporation and transpiration | water enters the atmosphere through what two processes? |
| condensation | this is water vapor changing into water droplets |
| condensation | clouds are formed by what? |
| dew | when water vapor condenses directly onto a surface |
| frost | formed when water vapor changes from gas directly to ice crystals |
| precipitation | surface-water flow or groundwater flow are ways to move ______ back to sea level |