Infiltration Vs. Runoff
Fun Facts
Where Is Earths Water?
Water Cycle
100
What is happening in this picture?
Infiltration
100
True or false
The majority of water on earth is FRESH (non salt) water.
False
100
Which examples of water is considered fresh water?
a. Ocean
b. Ice Caps
c. Rivers
Ice Caps
Rivers
100
What causes water to evaporate from earths surface?
a. Wind
b. Sun
c. Clouds
Sun
200
What is run off?
When water travels OVER the surface
200
True or false
The sun is the water cycles main source of energy
True
200
Which body of water makes up 96.5% of water on earth
Oceans
200
When temperature _______ (increase/decrease) water turns from a solid (ice) to a liquid (water)
Increase
300
what would happen to rain water on this hill? (runoff or infiltration)
Runoff
300
Fill in the blank.
"The name for the process of water soaking into the ground is______''
Infiltration
300
What percent of earths water is vapor?
0.001%
300
What process of the water cycle is happening in this picture?
Evaporation
400
Give me an example of runoff
- water traveling down a mountain
- Rain hitting concrete
400
True or False
In regards to precipitation, water can exist as solid or a liquid
True
400
Which two types of water make up the same percentage?
Ice caps, glaciers and snow
Lakes rivers streams and soil
400
Which process of the water cycle is happening in this picture?
Transpiration
500
Give me an example of Infiltration
- Rain soaking into soil into the garden after a rain storm
(answer must show that you understand soil SOAKS into the ground)
500
True or False
Water turning from a LIQUID to a SOLID because of heat is called melting
FALSE
(melting)
500
Where is most of the fresh water on earth?
ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
a. Frozen
b. Rivers
c. Lakes
500
Which process of the water cycle is happening in this picture?
Condensation