Water Cycle
A water cycle is the series of natural processes by which water is continually moving throughout the hydrosphere.
What is a water cycle?
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NASA found this on Mars and Saturn.
What is water?
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The density of ice in liquid water.
What is particels that are compact?
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The chemical, biological, and physical status of water.
What is water quality?
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Pollution that can be traced to one location.
What is point-source pollution?
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This cycle helps living things survive.
Why is the water cycle important?
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Helps life with living organisms.
Why is water important?
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A cube of ice has fewer water molecules than the same volume of water.
If liquids tend to get denser as they freeze, why does ice float in water?
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The characteristics include the amount of oxygen and nutrients in the water.
What sign tells you about the water quality?
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Pollution that can not be traced to one location.
What is nonpoint-source pollution?
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Energy from the sun breaks the bonds between water molecules.
Why does water on Earth's surface evaporate?
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Influenced by ocean currents that move thermal energy, commonly called heat, around the world.
What is Earth's climate?
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Affects the density of a material.
What are the affects the density of a material ?
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Pollution from factories and automobiles that eventually reaches rivers, lakes, and the ocean?
What human activities lead to pollution?
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Acids can cause negative changes to the water, cutting the oxygen supply and damaging the entire ecosystem.
How can acids affect water?
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The process of energy from the sun causes water on Earth's surface to evaporate.
What drives the water cycle?
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Means one of the main roles of an organism is to move materials through the organism.
What is water transport?
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Ice is water that has a higher density, making it a solid.
What is ice?
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Pollution traced to one location, like a drainpipe or smokestack.
What is Point-Source Pollution?
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Lack of oxygen in the water caused by pollution.
What can make fish die?
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Three states of water.
What are solid, gas, and liquid?
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Is necessary for the life processes of all living organisms, from a unicellular bacterium to a blue whale.
What are some biological functions of water?
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The temperature at which the density of freshwater is greatest.
What is 4 degrees Celsius?
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Too much sediment floating in the water.
What causes cloudy water?
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The temperature warming up in the ocean or too much ultraviolet radiation.
What kills Coral reefs?
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