Water Cycle (a)
Accumulation
A change in the state of matter from a liquid to a vapor or gas.
Evaporation
A change in the state of matter from a gas to a liquid.
Condensation
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky.
Precipitation
Water found in rivers, lakes, glaciers, ice sheets and underground that contains low concentrations of salt
Fresh Water
The entire body of salt water that covers about 71% of Earth.
Ocean
The movement of water on a surface to areas of lower elevation.
Runoff
Water found in oceans (and a few lakes) that contains 3-4% salt.
Salt Water
What percentage of the Earth does the ocean cover?
71%
The constant movement of water through land, air, ocean, and living things.
Water Cycle
When water runs off Earth's surface, it collects in __________, __________, and ________.
Lakes, rivers, and oceans
What percentage of salt does salt water contain?
3-4%
What is the change in state of matter from a liquid to a gas or vapor?
Evaporation
Precipitation can come in the form of _______, ________, _________, or _________.
Rain, snow, sleet or hail
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff are all parts of the __________.
Water Cycle
What is change in state of matter from a gas to a liquid.
Condensation
True or False. The water cycle has no real beginning or end.
True
The energy source that drives the water cycle.
The Sun
True or False. Precipitation and runoff are parts of the water cycle that use the Sun as an energy source.
False
When water droplets combine, they become ______, causing it to rain.
Too heavy