Stages of the Cycle
Liquid water changes to vapor in this process.
Evaporation
The continuous movement of water between Earth’s surface and the atmosphere is called the ______.
Water Cycle
Earth is called the ______ Planet
Water
What provides the energy that drives the water cycle?
The sun.
Why is it important not to pollute rivers, lakes, and oceans?
Pollution harms plants, animals, and people who depend on clean water.
Water vapor cools and turns into liquid in this process.
Condensation
Much of the water you cannot see is an invisible gas called?
Water Vapor
What is the term for the amount of salt in ocean water?
Salinity
give me an everyday example of condensation.
Window or Cold cup/glass that has water droplets forming.
About what percent of Earth’s surface is covered by water?
70%
What do we call any form of water that falls from clouds?
Precipitation
An underground layer of rock or soil that holds groundwater is called a
Aquifer
What is the name for the swirling motion that moves ocean water around the globe?
Circulation
Why does a puddle disappear after a sunny day?
The water evaporates into the air
About what percent of Earth’s water is fresh water?
3%
Which part of the water cycle involves water moving across the ground and returning to rivers or oceans?
Runoff
What is the name for an above ground large, human-made lake built to collect and store freshwater for later use? It’s usually created by building a dam across a river.
Reservoir
What is the name of the regular rising and falling movement of ocean water caused by the pull of gravity?
Tides
Give two examples of precipitation.
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
Why is ocean water warmer near the equator than near the poles?
Sunlight is more direct at the equator, heating the water more.
Plants release water vapor from their leaves.
transpiration
What is the name for all the water on Earth’s surface, underground, and in the atmosphere?
Hydrosphere
The rise and fall of ocean tides are mostly caused by the gravitational pull of what?
The moon
How do clouds form in the sky?
Water vapor cools and condenses into tiny droplets.
What natural disaster forms when a sudden movement of the ocean floor displaces a massive amount of water?
Tsunami