Evaporation
What causes clouds to move?
Wind
What phase of the water cycle happens when the process in which water changes from a gas to a liquid.
Condensation.
What is the step that comes before precipitation?
Condensation
Condensation
What does the earth have more of saltwater or fresh water?
Salt water
What is the form of evaporation that occurs as plants release water vapor from their leaves as a result of performing photosynthesis?
Transpiration
Condensation of water occurs when water vapor meets _________ air. (Pick one:Warm or Cold)
Cold.
What are the large frozen raindrops that fall after bouncing around inside a cloud due to wind called?
Hail
What type of precipitation occured in our bags?
Rain
When does evaporation of water occur more? During the day or at night
During the day
What is evaporation?
When (liquid) water heats up and changes to water vapor (gas) and rises.
What does Condensation form?
Clouds.
What is the name of the step before run-off becomes ground water?
Infiltration.
What step could not occur in our bag due to the lack of trees?
Transpiration
What percentage of Earth's total water is Ocean's or Saline(salt) water?
97%
What temperature does water evaporate fastest?
a.) 0 degrees F
b.) 32 degrees F
c.) 212 degrees F
c.) or 212 degrees F
What is the type of cloud that forms near the ground when warm air meets cold air?
Fog.
Name two possible steps that come after precipitation in the water cycle?
Run-off, Collection, Evaporation, Infiltration
The term for any body of water in the water cycle is called the ______________.
Collection
What percentage of Earth's total water is fresh and able to be used by humans?
1%
What is the energy that makes the water cycle happen?
The Sun.
What are the "ingredients" needed for a cloud to form? (3 total)
Cooler temperatures, particulates (dust etc.), and water vapor.
Will we ever run out of water? Why?
No. The water cycle keeps happening again and again and again using the same water.
What did the vertical streaks in the bag represent?
Precipitation/rain fall
Why is 2/3 of all freshwater not able to be used by humans?
Locked in Glaciers/Ice Caps