Vocabulary
Vocab Part 2
Explaining Concepts
The water cycle
Sequence/Test Prep
100
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are types of what?
What is precipitation?
100
When raindrops freeze before they hit the ground, _________ forms.
What is sleet?
100
How do clouds and rain usually form over the US?
What is ice crystals form and then they fall?
100
Step # 1 in the graphic organizer.
What is water vapor turns into ice crystals in a cloud?
100
Last step of the graphic organizer
What is water evaporates out of the plant leaves?
200
The process of water vapor changing to liquid water is what?
What is condensation?
200
The process of liquid water changing to water vapor is _____________.
What is evaporation?
200
How does the water cycle effect the salinity of the ocean?
What is the more evaporation in the ocean, the more salty the ocean water is.
200
Step # 2 in the graphic organizer.
What is crystals join together and fall?
200
Which kind of cloud touches the ground?
What is fog?
300
A lake that forms behind a dam is a what?
What is reservoir?
300
The top level of groundwater in an aquifer is the __________.
What is water table?
300
What are two sources of freshwater?
What is lakes and rivers?
300
Step # 3 in the graphic organizer
What is crystals melt into rain?
300
Which kind of precipitation forms when strong winds toss ice crystals up and down in a cloud?
What is hail?
400
The process of ice changing directly from a solid to a gas is what?
What is sublimation?
400
_________________ is a measure of how salty water is.
What is salinity?
400
What is the normal altitude for a cirrus cloud?
What is 6000 m?
400
Step # 4 in the graphic organizer
What is rain water sinks into the ground?
400
Which is an example of evaporation?
What is a drop of water on a car gets smaller?
500
The layer of rock and soil that groundwater flows through is an?
What is aquifer?
500
How is water treated before it is used by people?
What is it is filtered to be clean and get rid of bacteria?
500
What is the normal altitude for thunderhead clouds?
What is 1,000 m and 12,000 m?
500
Step # 5 in the graphic organizer
What is water moves into a plant?
500
What are the three main parts of the water cycle?
What is evaporation, condensation, precipitation?
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