The Water Cycle
Types of Water
Properties of Water
Other Vocabulary Terms
Other stuff I need to know for my test tomorrow
100
The constant movement of water between Earth and its atmosphere
What is the WATER CYCLE
100
All the water contained on earth is called this
What is the HYDROSPHERE
100
Water is a ____________, which means that it dissolves many other substances
What is a SOLVENT
100
Mrs. Dromi stirring sugar in her iced tea would be an example of this
What is something DISSOLVING
100
An area where a system of streams and rivers flow together
What is a WATERSHED
200
When plants release excess water, it is called this
What is transpiration
200
A form of water that falls from the atmosphere to the earth
What is precipitation
200
Water vapor is invisible until it ____________
What is condenses
200
The Dead Sea has a high ______________ because of its salt content
What is salininty
200
___________ help moderate the temperature of the ocean by moving warm water toward cold water
What are CURRENTS
300
Clouds are formed because of this
What is condensation
300
Water that can be seen, above ground
What is SURFACE WATER
300
The change of a liquid to a gas
What is EVAPORATION
300
When water that in underground makes its way to the surface and springs up
What is an ARTESIAN WELL
300
True or False: Ice melting in water is an example of something dissolving
What is FALSE
400
Ocean currents flow _________________ in the Northern Hemisphere and ____________________ in the Southern Hemisphere
What is CLOCKWISE in the Northern Hemisphere and COUNTER-CLOCKWISE in the Southern Hemisphere
400
Water that cannot be seen, that exists in aquifers
What is GROUND WATER
400
A water molecule is composed of one __________ atom and two _____________ atoms
What are one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms
400
True or False: butter being heated is an example of something dissolving
What is FALSE
400
___________ can contaminate the water systems of a watershed and the animals and plant life for miles around
What is POLLUTION
500
List the 4 main parts of the water cycle:
What is 1) evaporation 2) condensation 3) precipitation 4) transpiration
500
Water can exist in 3 forms at the same time. Name these 3 forms.
What is 1) gas 2) liquid 3) solid ...or 1) water vapor 2) water 3) ice
500
What is the chemical name for water? (it tells us how many and what kind of atoms water is composed of)
What is H2O
500
This is the name given to an area made up of groundwater and bedrock
What is an AQUIFER
500
Draw a circle with a horizontal line across the middle. Pretend that circle is the Earth. Label the equator, Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. Draw the direction of ocean currents in each of the two hemispheres
What is (ask Mrs. Dromi if you did it correctly)
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