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