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