Water Cycle
Name four forms of precipitation.
rain, hail, sleet, and snow.
What year did the Superstorm happen?
1993
Day to Day changes in the atmosphere
Weather
Where is most of the water on Earth stored?
Oceans
State of matter when water is frozen.
Solid
What is the number below a fraction bar called? (ex: the 2 in 1/2)
Denominator
When water vapor changes to a liquid
condensation.
Where did the superstorm start?
near the Gulf of Mexico
A group of tiny water droplets in the atmosphere is called?
a cloud
True or False - The water you are drinking might be water from millions of years ago.
True
The gas form of water
Water Vapor
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
Where does water vapor in the atmosphere come from?
evaporation from lakes, rivers, and oceans.
The layer of gases that surround earth
Atmosphere
What is it called when rain gets so cold it solidifies into small ice balls?
Hail
How much water would 5 cups of snow melt into?
One cup of water
The heating process by which a liquid changes to a gas
Evaporation
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Plants contribute to the water cycle through this process?
transpiration
the amount of water vapor that is in the air
Humidity
Long periods of no rainfall
Drought
What water moves under the Earth's surface?
Groundwater
A continuous loop where carbon keeps moving around the earth between living things and the atmosphere
Carbon Cycle
What is the largest organ in the body?
Your Skin
This is is the process water filtering through the soil to reach groundwater below
Infiltration
What day did the Superstorm start?
March 12, 1993
What is long term weather called?
Climate
The energy source that drives the water cycle, and what is that energy source called?
the Sun; Radiation
The is the process where a solid changes directly into a gas.
sublimation
Who was the SECOND man on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin