The Water Cycle
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition
Landforms
Vocabulary
STAAR Questions 2
100
When water heats up and changes into water vapor this is called what?
Evaporation
100
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down is?
Weathering
100
A pile of sand created by wind and waves.
Sand Dune
100
Water in the form of a gas is called?
Water Vapor
100
A student recorded the time it took for all the water in a puddle on a sidewalk to evaporate after a rain. Which kind of energy causes water to evaporate?
A. Light energy from streetlights
B. Sound energy from passing cars
C. Thermal energy from the environment
D. Mechanical energy from nearby streets.
C. Thermal energy from the environment
200
When water in the atmosphere fall back to the Earth in the form of rain, sleet, snow or hail this is called what?
Precipitation
200
Rain washing away soil from a hillside is?
Erosion
200
A narrow V-shaped valley with steep sides; usually created by a rivers weathering and erosion.
Canyon
200
Rock that has been weathered into tiny pieces. What are these pieces called?
Sediment
200
Earth continuously rotates on its axis while also moving in an orbit. About how much time does it take for Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis?
A. 24 hours
B. 30 Days
C. 60 minutes
D. 365 Days
A. 24 hours
300
When water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water that gathers together in the atmosphere in the form of a cloud this is called what?
Condensation
300
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean is?
Deposition
300
A large body of slow moving ice which alters the land and forms U-shaped valleys.
Glacier
300
High, rocky landform, usually with steep sides formed by the shifting and colliding of tectonic plates.
Mountain
300
A student performs the following activities before leaving for school:
*unplugs the hair dryer
*turns the ceiling fan off
*turns the radio off
Which types of energy are involved in all these activities?
A. Electrical energy and sound energy
B. Thermal energy and light energy
C. Mechanical energy and sound energy
D. Electrical energy and mechanical energy
D. Electrical energy and mechanical energy
400
When water gathering in large bodies such as lakes, rivers, ponds, etc. This is called what?
Accumulation
400
DAILY TRIPLE (points x3)
Answer every question
1. Deltas forming at the mouth of a river is?
2. Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks apart is?
3. Rock being made smooth by tumbling across a streambed is?
1. Deposition
2. Weathering
3. Weathering
400
A cone shaped mountain formed out of rock and magma thrown up from inside the Earth, frequently with an opening at the top.
Volcano
400
A stand alone land formation that has a flat top and steep rock walls, that are formed by wind and water weathering is called a?
Mesa
400
U-Shaped Valley Model V-Shaped Valley Model
A student builds two models. Which processes of land formation were the student's models designed to show?
A. Erosion by fast-moving water and erosion by wind
B. Valley formation by moving water and valley formation by a glacier
C. The formation of deltas by slowing water and the formation of oxbow lakes by erosion.
D. Weathering caused by chemical reactions and weathering caused by temperature changes.
B Valley formation by moving water and valley formation by a glacier.
500
When water within plants heats up and is released as water vapor into the environment this is called what?
Transpiration
500
Define Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
Weathering - The wearing down and breaking of rocks into tiny pieces of sediment.
Erosion - Th movement and carrying of sediment to a new location.
Deposition - The depositing or dropping of sediment in a new location.
500
Land built up by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of some rivers is a?
Delta
500
DAILY DOUBLE
Describe and define the 6 vocabulary words involved in the Water Cycle.
Evaporation - the process of water on earths surface heats up and turns into a gas (water vapor).
Transpiration - the process of water within plants being evaporated and turned into gas (water vapor).
Condensation - the process of water vapor (gas) cooling down and turning into liquid water.
Precipitation - the process of liquid water falling to the Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail.
Runoff - the process of water draining away from the land down hills, mountains, etc.
Accumulation - the process of water gathering and collecting in large bodies of waters like rivers, lakes, ponds, etc.
500
Students poured water and cooking oil into a beaker. The students then added a penny, a plastic paper clip, and a cork to the beaker and recorded the following observations.
*The water was on the bottom, and the oil was on top of the water.
*The penny dropped to the bottom of the beaker.
*The plastic paper clip floated o the water but under the oil.
*The cork floated on top of the oil.
Which list puts the items in order from most dense to least dense?
A. Cork, oil, plastic paper clip, water, penny
B. Water, penny, oil, plastic paper clip, cork
C. Penny, water, plastic paper clip, oil, cork
D. Oil, penny, cork, plastic paper clip, water
A. Cork, oil, plastic paper clip, water penny