States of Water
Water in the state of gas is
What is water vapor
The continuous movement of water to, from, and beneath the surface of the Earth is described as the _____ _____.
What is the water cycle
The process by which water vapor, high in the atmosphere, has cooled to become liquid water and make clouds.
What is condensation
The two types of water found on Earth
What are saltwater and freshwater
This percentage of the Earth is covered with land
29%
For evaporation to occur, ______ has to be added to water.
What is heat
Is the process by which invisible vapor escapes from the leaves of plants.
What is transpiration
Majority of Earth's water in can be found in this body of water
What is an ocean
97% of the Earth is covered with this type of water
Saltwater
When water has become frozen, it's in a ______ state.
What is a solid
____,_____,____, and _____ are all forms of precipitation.
When water flows off of the surface of the Earth into rivers, streams, lakes, and the ocean.
Majority of Earth's freshwater is stored here
What are glaciers
The percentage of freshwater that is present on Earth
3%
Melting is the reverse process of freezing. Water is changed from a solid to a _______.
What is a liquid
_____ ______ is the energy source needed to drive the water cycle.
What is solar energy
This process happens in bodies of water after water precipitates and runs off the surface of the Earth, gathering in a "contained" area.
What is collection
These are large bodies of water that are surrounded by land
What are lakes
List the locations of water from in order from least to greatest: glaciers, groundwater, oceans, surface water
What is surface water, groundwater, glaciers, oceans
_______ is the factor that plays a role in the changing states of water.
What is temperature
Heat from the sun drives the processes of ________ and ________. They add water to our atmosphere.
What is groundwater
This source stores water in pores of soil and loose bedrock
What is an aquifer
Humans are not able to use all freshwater because...
Majority of Earth's freshwater is locked away in glaciers and icecaps