The Hydrosphere
This is the greek for "hydro"
Water
The water cycle has _____ basic components.
3
True or false, all parts of the ocean have the same salinity levels.
False, colder areas have less salt.
True or false, fresh water is safe to drink regardless if it's been cleaned.
False, fresh doesn't equate to clean.
This is the term for when clouds get heavy and the water droplets fall to the Earth.
Precipitation
All the water on, under or above Earth's surface make up this sphere.
Hydrosphere
When water vapor is heated and enters the atmosphere, it is called ________.
Evaporation
The rising and falling patterns caused by the pull of gravity are called ________.
Tides
This is an underground water supply.
Aquifer
Your favorite 5th grade science teacher.
Mrs. Nall
The hydrosphere interacts with these three other spheres.
Geosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere
True or false, the water cycle begins with evaporation.
False- it has no beginning or end.
The amount of salt dissolved in water is called ________.
These are places that collect and store freshwater.
Reservoir
When pollution enters the atmosphere, it is likely to fall back to earth in the liquid form of _______ _______.
Liquid Rain
This is an example of the hydrosphere in the atmosphere
Fog, steam, vapor or clouds
This is the name for plants "sweating."
Transpiration
The swirling motion that moves ocean water around the globe is called __________.
Circulation
A slow moving body of ice on land.
Glacier
The four types of precipitation
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
This is what the water underneath Earth's surface is called.
Groundwater
When water flows from a high altitude to a low altitude and reaches the ocean, it is called _______.
Runoff
List two ways the ocean gets salty.
Under water volcanos, water running over rocks and minerals as it travels to the ocean.
The percentage of fresh water on Earth.
2.5-3%
Clouds form and precipitation falls in this layer of the atmosphere.
Trophosphere