Name the step
It is the first step in the water cycle. The process of turning is liquid into a water vapor.
Evaporation
Where does the energy come from in the water cycle?
the sun
Where is the earth's freshwater?
Most of the earth’s freshwater is frozen in the ice caps.
__________ on the planet uses water.
Every living thing
Which parts of the water cycle rely on the sun?
evaporation, transpiration
It is the third step of the water cycle. It is where the water is released from the clouds
Precipitation
What are the 2 main factors influencing the water cycle?
water and gravity
How much percent of water covers the earth
71 percent
Eventually the the water molecules on the ocean's surface will _______
evaporate
Which parts of the water cycle rely on gravity?
runoff, precipitation
It is the second step of the water cycle.Water condenses in the atmosphere to form clouds.
Condensation
Why is the water cycle important?
The water cycle is important because it is how water reaches plants, animals and us!
Where is most of the water
Most of this (96.5%) is in the oceans
The air gets cooler as you go higher so the water molecules lose energy and start to condense into tiny ____ and form _____
drops, clouds
What parts of the water cycle rely on cooling temperatures?
condensation, precipitation, crystallization
Water goes down a mountain and to a reservior.
Runoff
What is the water cycle
The water cycle describes how water evaporates from the surface of the earth, rises into the atmosphere, cools and condenses into rain or snow in clouds, and falls again to the surface as precipitation
What does sunlight do?
The sun warms up the surface of the oceans and gives enough energy to allow water molecules at the surface to evaporate and escape as gas.
Water in the ocean is ______
Water in the atmosphere is a ___
Water in a glacier is _____
liquid, gas, solid
What part of the water cycle relies on plants heating up in the sun and water evaporating out?
transpiration