Water Cycle
What is the Water Cycle?
The Water Cycle is when water changes in a cycle that repeats over and over again.
What does renewable mean?
Renewable means something that can be produced again and again in the future
Ex: wood
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, and Gas
What are the three types of soil?
Sandy, Clay, and Loam
What are five things a plant needs to survive?
A place to live, food, water, oxygen, and the sun.
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, run-off, and transpiration.
What does non-renewable mean?
Non-Renewable means something that can't be produced again.
Ex: copper
What is a solid?
A solid is something that is hard, can hold its shape, and cannot take the shape of another container.
Ex: a desk
How is sandy soil described?
Do plants go through a life cycle like animals do?
Yes
What is evaporation?
Evaporation is when the sun hits the water and rises into the into the air causing it to turn into water vapor.
Is cotton renewable or non-renewable?
Cotton is renewable.
What is a liquid?
A liquid is something can't hold its shape and can take up the shape of its container.
Ex: water in a water bottle
How is clay soil described?
-heavy. -fine texture -rich nutrients
What are the four main parts of a plant?
The root, stem, leaves, and the flower, fruit, or vegetable
What is condensation?
Condensation is when the water vapor turns back into a liquid, goes into the clouds, and is in the form of a water droplet.
Is oil renewable or non-renewable?
Oil is non-renewable
What is a gas?
A gas is something that cannot hold its shape and cannot hold the shape of a container
Ex: water vapor
How is loam soil described?
-fine texture. -black/brown=humus. -retains moisture and nutrients
Do all plants grow at the same time?
No
What is precipitation?
Precipitation is when the clouds can't hold the water droplets anymore and falls from the sky in rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
Is solar energy renewable or non-renewable?
Solar Energy is non-renewable
Can a solid turn into liquid and can a liquid turn into a gas? {vice-versa}
Yes
Which soil would you most likely plant a flower in?
Loam soil
What do plants use to make their own food?
Energy from the sun.