What is the meaning of precipitation?
Any form of water that falls from the sky like rain, snow, hail, and sleet
What would the energy of a Gas look like?
The molecules are really far apart and moving fast
What state of matter is this
The answer is Gas
What does the Sun give off in the water cycle?
The answer is radiation
What is Gravity?
Gravity is a force that pulls objects and people
What is the meaning of Water Vapor?
The water form of gas.
What would the energy a solid look like?
the molecules would be close together and moving slowing
What state of matter is this
The answer is solid
Thermal energy and the Sun are important because_________.
A.because they give of heat
B.because they help evaporate the water
C.because without the energy of the sun, there would be no evaporation, no new fresh water created, and no water cycle
The answer is C.
Gravity____ the rain down which makes it __________.
A.falls, weather bad
B.pulls.precipitate
C.push,rains
The answer is B
What is the meaning of groundwater?
Groundwater is water that is stored underground. Gravity pulls the water underground through the soil, and cracks in the surface.
What would the energy of liquid look like?
the molecules are together and the molecules move a little fast
What state of matter is this
The answer is liquid
How does the Sun help the water cycle?
The Sun helps the water cycle by helping evaporate the water
What do gravity and thermal energy do in the water cycle.
A. they are the causes
B. they give off heat
C. the water cycle affects them
The answer is A
What is the meaning of condensation ?
The process where gas because a liquid
At what point in the water cycle is their energy lost?
The answer is Condensation
What is this state of matter of this?
The answer is transpiration.
The process is________ with the sun's energy constantly driving the movement of water through the atmosphere.
A. intermittent
B. continuous
C. sporadic
The answer is B
When rain falls on land, gravity ______ the water _______, creating surface runoff that flows into rivers and ______.
A. pulls, downhill, lakes
B. pushes, under, seas
C. drags, uphill, oceans
The answer is A.
What is evapotranspiration?
the water from evaporation from a leaf goes up into the sky
At what point in the water cycle is where energy is added?
The answer is Evaporation
What state of matter is this
The answer is Surface Runoff
The Sun's heat is _____ force that causes water evaporation from oceans, lakes, rivers and even soil, turning it into _____.
A. condenses, water vapor
B. crazy, air
C. temperature, water
The answer is A
Gravity is the ______ force that causes water droplets in clouds (visible mass of tiny water droplets) to become heavy enough to fall as precipitation.
A. secondary
B. primary
C. occasional
The answer is B.