Vocabulary
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
Precipitation
Water found underground
Groundwater
The three states of water
Solid, Liquid, and gas
A gas that people need to live.
Oxygen
Water moving from Earth, to the sky, and back to earth
The Water Cycle
Only 3% of water on earth.
Fresh water
The drops water we see on a drink cup.
Condensation
measuring how hot or cold something is.
Temperature
The process of a gas turning into a liquid.
Condensation
Water that you can't drink.
Salt water
The first stage in the water cycle.
Water is heated and goes into the sky- evaporation
The air around earth.
Atmosphere
Water changes to water vapor.
Evaporation
Most of this water is frozen
Fresh water
The last stage in the water cycle.
The clouds become heavy and rain- precipitation.
What is happening in the atmosphere of a certain place and time.
Weather
When plants release water vapor (plant sweat)
Transpiration
What is the difference between Surface Water and Groundwater?
Groundwater is water underground. Surface water is water we can see on Earth's surface.
32 degrees F
The temperature that water freezes
What does the hydrosphere include?
It includes all the water on Earth- oceans, rivers, lakes, and even underground