Vocabulary
What is the process called when liquid water changes into water vapor?
You leave a towel outside on a warm day. Later it is dry. What happened to the water?
What is the water evaporated?
What type of water makes up most of Earth's water supply?
What is salt water?
What natural event often causes flooding in coastal towns?
What is hurricanes or large storms?
A scientist changes only one thing in an experiment and keeps everything else the same. Why?
What is to see how that one change affects the results?
What is the process called when water vapor cools and turns back into liquid water?
What is condensation?
Drops of water form on the outside of a cold soda can. What process caused this?
What is condensation?
Why can't humans use most of Earth's water for drinking?
What is most of it is salt water?
What do engineers call the limits or requirements that a design must follow?
What is constraints?
Two cups of water are placed in different locations. One loses more water than the other. What water cycle process should scientists investigate?
What is evaporation?
What process occurs when water falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
What is precipitation?
Why do clouds form after water evaporates from oceans and lakes?
What is the water vapor cools and condenses into tiny droplets?
Which would usually provide easier access to freshwater: a glacier or a lake?
What is a lake?
Why can wetlands help reduce flooding?
What is they absorb and slow down water?
A scientist wants to separate large leaves, sticks, and rocks from dirty water. Which material would be the best tool to use first: gravel, a coffee filter, plastic wrap, or a sponge? Explain why.
What is gravel because it can help trap or separate larger pieces of debris?
or
What is a coffee filter because it can help separate the water from the debris?
What is the process called when plants release water vapor into the air?
What is transpiration?
A plant is helping move water from the ground into the atmosphere. Which water cycle process is occurring?
What is transpiration?
What is the difference between surface water and groundwater?
What is surface water is above ground; groundwater is stored underground?
A town wants a flood solution that protects wildlife and looks natural. What should engineers consider besides cost?
What is the environmental impact and project constraints?
A student says, "The ocean is the source of many hurricanes." What evidence supports that claim?
What is hurricanes gain water and energy from warm ocean water?
Name the three water cycle processes that occur before rain falls from a cloud.
What is
Evaporation → Condensation → Precipitation?
What is groundwater stored underground in rock or soil called?
What is an aquifer?
A town does not have many lakes or rivers nearby. What source of freshwater could it use instead?
What is groundwater from an aquifer?
Which solution would generally protect a wildlife refuge better: restoring wetlands or building a large concrete parking lot? Why?
What is restoring wetlands because wetlands help soak up water and will better blend into the environment?
A student notices that more water droplets form when warm water is placed under a cold surface. What conclusion could the student make?
What is warm temperatures increase evaporation and cold temperatures increase condensation?
A coastal town experiences flooding during hurricanes. The town has enough money to either build a seawall or restore wetlands. Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of each solution. Then decide which solution you would choose and why.
What is....
Seawall
Wetlands