Water Cycle 1
Energy from the sun that heats up water on the Earth's surface.
Solar Radiation/Convection.
The cooling process by which a gas changes back into a liquid
Condensation
This is is the process of water being collected on the ground
Day to day changes in the atmosphere
Weather
What is the origin of energy that drives the water cycle
The Sun
This is water that moves under the Earth's surface?
Ground water
Plants contribute to the water cycle through this process?
Transpiration
The gas form of water
Water Vapor
At what temperature (degrees Celsius) does water freeze/melt and boil?
0 degrees Celsius & 100 degrees Celsius
True or False - The water you are drinking might be water from millions of years ago.
True
Weather patterns over a long period of time
Climate
Water in the form of gas
Water Vapor
Name two forms of precipitation.
Rain, hail, sleet, and snow.
When water vapor turns into a liquid it forms...
A cloud.
Any form of water that falls from the clouds
Precipitation
True or False: the water cycle never stops
True
Long periods of no rainfall; shortage of water
Drought
What is it called when water moves from the atmosphere to the earth?
Precipitation.
When water changes from a solid to a liquid.
Melting.
Where is most of the water on Earth stored
Oceans
The energy source that drives the water cycle.
The Sun
The layers of air around the earth; held in place by gravity
Atmosphere
An underground layer of rock or sediment that can store and transmit water.
Aquifer
The process of condensation is when a gas turns into a ...
Liquid
The cycle in which Earth's water moves through the environment
Water Cycle
The heating process by which a liquid changes into a gas
Evaporation
How does the water cycle move?
continuously or never stops; repeats.
What is the process of water being carried from one surface to another
Runoff
What is it called when water travels through oceans, the atmosphere and land over and over again.
The Water Cycle.
The stage of the water cycle where water is collected and stored
Collection