Water Cycle Flows
What is the process called when water vapor turns into liquid water, helping to form clouds?
Condensation
What is the largest reservoir of water on Earth?
The Oceans
What property of water allows it to stick to other water molecules?
Cohesion
What variable do we put on the x axis of a graph?
Independent Variable
What is the force that pulls objects down towards the earth
gravity
Which flow involves water moving across the land surface back into bodies of water, such as rivers and oceans?
Runoff
An underground store of water is called an__________
aquifer
The term for the force that causes water molecules to be pulled together, creating a “skin” on the water’s surface. This allows bugs to skim on top of the water.
Which variable is the effect measured after treatment has been added in an experiment?
dependent variable
What iconic character's head looks like the water molecule diagram?
Mickey mouse
Name the process by which water from plants is released into the atmosphere in the form of water vapor
Transpiration
Water can be found in living things. The __________ in sweet fruits is the water stored there
juice
Water can absorb a lot of energy before its temperature raises. Knowing this we would say that water has a high ________________.
Specific Heat
In an experiment measuring how sunlight affects plant growth, what is the dependent variable?
Plant growth
In the water cycle, a ________ is a natural flow of groundwater that emerges from the Earth’s surface when the water table intersects with the ground, often forming a stream or pool.
Spring
What term that describes the movement of water from the surface into groundwater resources?
Infiltration
Which water reservoir holds the majority of Earth's freshwater?
Glaciers and Ice Caps
Water has all of these wonderful properties because it is polar. The bonds that form between the slightly negative oxygen side of one molecule and the slightly posiitive hydrogen side are called _____________________.
Hydrogen bonds
In a study on how fertilizer type affects the number of flowers produced, what is the independent variable?
Fertilizer Type
The word for the phase change that turns a gas directly into a solid
Desublimation/deposition
What are three ways water within living things gets back into the wider water cycle?
Respiration (breathing), excretion (peeing), sweating
___________ is a layer of soil or rock that remains frozen year round locking in water. Found in tundras.
Permafrost
_________________ is the movement of water within narrow spaces, such as in plant stems, caused by the adhesion of water molecules to surfaces
Capillary Action
What is the independent variable in this scenario: In an experiment measuring how the amount of sunlight exposure affects the rate of photosynthesis in different species of aquatic plants, researchers recorded the oxygen levels produced by each plant over a 24-hour period.
Amount of Sunlight Exposure
Besides for drinking water and irrigation name 2 other uses for water humans have found
Hydropower, transportation, hygiene (bathing), recreation, cooking, etc.