water cycle
Which step in the water cycle occurs when sunlight warms water on Earth and it changes into water vapor?
What is evaporation
How do sinkholes formed over time.
What is water from underground
Coal, natural gas, and oil are examples of what type of resource?
What is Non-renewable resources
Water also places sand, dirt, and rock in new places. This process is called ________ .
What is deposition
The water travels down the mountains as ________ . Then, the water ___________ in one area to form a puddle.
What are Runoff and collects
On a beach what will happen to the sand being washed away?
What is it will be deposited by the water
What have we learned about energy from sunlight and wind?
What is they are renewable and do not hard the environment
What is a disadvantage of using fossil fuels?
What is they will run out and they cause pollution
The steps of the water cycle are listed below, but not necessarily in the correct order. Put them in order
Water vapor condenses, forming clouds.
Water that falls onto land moves over the land as runoff.
Water droplets in the air fall to Earth’s surface.
Energy from the sun causes liquid water on Earth’s surface to evaporate.
What is 4, 1, 3, 2
Water, wind, and ice cause slow changes to Earth. What is the breakdown of Earth's surface called?
What is Weathering
What are three benefits from renewable resources?
What are they save money, they do not run out, and do not need frequent repairs
Solar energy and wind energy are examples of _________ resources.
What is renewable
These are the steps of the water cycle:
The water in the ocean heats up from the sun.
Water vapor rises into the atmosphere.
Water vapor cools and condenses.
Clouds release precipitation.
Water is collected in a river.
What steps occur on the surface of Earth?
what are steps 1 and 5
Over the years, the owner of this home has noticed that the land between their house and the ocean has slowly changed.
What slow change could explain what is happening to the land?
What is Waves wash away soil into the ocean
What change with wind erosion?
What is landforms
What is the order of slow changes to Earth?
What is Weathering, erosion, deposition
In some parts of Alaska, the sun does not appear in the sky for two months. Explain what would happen to the water cycle if the sun did not rise.
What is the water cycle would slow down because they wouldn't have the energy from the sun so evaporation is limited
Water moves over Earth’s surface. It moves material from one place to another. This process is called _______ .
Rocks become smoother as water in a shallow stream runs over them in the process of __________ .
What is weathering
What are the two ways weathering can occur?
What is chemical and physical