states of water
What is the solid form of water called?
Ice
What is the process where water moves through plants and evaporates from their leaves?
Transpiration
What is the largest source of freshwater on Earth?
Glaciers and ice caps
What is the term for the amount of water vapor in the air?
Humidity
What is the temperature at which water freezes in Fahrenheit?
32 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the gaseous form of water called?
Water Vapor
What is the term for water that flows downhill into streams and rivers?
Run Off
What is the main source of energy for the water cycle?
The Sun
What is the name of the instrument used to measure rainfall?
Rain Guage
How old are water glaciers ?
Millions of years old
Water in various forms like oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, ice sheets, and groundwater
Storage
What is the journey of water from the Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back called?
The water cycle
What is the largest reservoir of water on Earth?
The ocean
What is the term for tiny water droplets in the air that form clouds?
Condensation
What percentage of the human body is made up of water?
70%
What process turns water vapor into liquid water?
Condensation
What process describes water flowing over the surface of the land into rivers and lakes?
run off
What is the underground layer of water-bearing rock called?
Aquifer
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the earth
The ocean
Why is the ocean important to the water cycle?
large source of water for evaporation
What is the process called when ice turns directly into water vapor without becoming liquid?
Sublimation
What is the process where water falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
Precipitation
What is the term for a body of water surrounded by land?
Lake
Liquid water turns into water vapor (gas) and rises into the atmosphere.
Evaporation
What happens to the water cycle when we pollute rivers and lakes?
It harm’s ecosystems