The Water Cycle
This is the process of water changing from a liquid to a gas
What is evaporation
This white, puffy thing in the sky is made of tiny water droplets
What is a cloud
A place where living and non-living things interact
What is an ecosystem
These organisms make their own food and provide energy to the ecosystem
What are producers
The largest ocean on Earth
What is the Pacific Ocean
When water vapor cools and forms clouds, this process happens
What is condensation
The process where plants release water vapor into the air
What is transpiration
Plants, animals, and bacteria are all examples of this
What are living organisms
Animals that eat only plants are called this
What are herbivores
The Amazon Rainforest is home to this long, slithering reptile
What is an anaconda
When water falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, it’s called this
What is precipitation
This underground layer of rock stores water
What is an aquifer
This is what plants make using sunlight, air, and water
What is oxygen and food
Animals that eat both plants and other animals
What are omnivores
This desert gets the least amount of rain in the world
What is the Atacama Desert
Water that flows across the ground into rivers, lakes, and oceans is called this
What is runoff
When too much rain falls and water overflows onto land, this happens
What is a flood
This is the process plants use to make their own food
What is photosynthesis
Animals that eat only meat
What are carnivores
This tiny insect is a major pollinator that helps plants grow
What is a bee
The sun powers the water cycle by providing this
What is heat energy
This type of precipitation forms when raindrops freeze into ice pellets before hitting the ground
What is hail
This type of ecosystem includes ponds, lakes, and rivers
What is a freshwater ecosystem
When too many animals live in one area and there aren’t enough resources
What is overpopulation
This large mammal can drink up to 50 gallons of water in one day
What is an elephant