Memory Water cycleVersion en ligne Match the word with its meaning. par Annalisa Farrugia Relief rainfall Evaporation A type of rainfall that occurs when air rises as it is heated by the hot ground below. Water cycle The loss of moisture from water surfaces and the soil. Convectional rainfall A solid surface such as dust, over which condensation occurs. A type of rainfall that occurs when warm air meets a mountain. The movement of water between air, sea and land. Any form in which water falls from the sky. The critical temperature at which air becomes saturated. Condensation Precipitation Transpiration When water vapour changes back to water droplets. Front The loss of water from vegetation. A type of rainfall that occurs when a warm airmass meets a cold airmass. Frontal rainfall Dew point The boundary between two air masses. Hygroscopic nuclei