Water in the form of gas
water vapor
This is the mechanism through which water travels down through the ground.
infiltration
The fraction of the Earth that is covered by water?
3/4
This is is the process water filtering through the soil to reach groundwater below
Infiltration
What is water, from rain, snowmelt, or other sources, that flows over the land surface, and is a major component of the water cycle
Runoff
State of matter when water is frozen.
a solid.
This is water that moves under the Earth's surface?
groundwater
Time for a duck drawing competition!
You have 1 minute to draw the best duck you can!
YAY
If you can spell E................. (word for water vapour rising) you get 200 points!
Evaporation
What is it called when water moves from the atmosphere to the earth?
precipitation.
What is the process of turning from a liquid to a gas called?
What is evaporation
A group of water droplets gathered in the atmosphere.
a cloud.
This percentage of the water on Earth is fresh water.
About 3%
Name three forms of precipitation.
rain, hail, and snow.
This is when water gathers together on the ground.
Accumulation
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
This is where a solid turns directly into a gas
Sublimation
What is it called when water travels through oceans, the atmosphere and land over and over again.
the water cycle.
When water vapor changes to a liquid
condensation.
The largest pieces of frozen water are called this.
glaciers
When water vapor in the Earth's atmosphere traps thermal energy from the Sun, the Greenhouse Effect happens, causing this.
Global Warming
Plants contribute to the water cycle through this process?
transpiration
The _____ powers the water cycle
The sun