Water Cycle (a)
Water in the form of gas
water vapor
movement of water into the ground and porous rock
Infiltration
This is is the process water filtering through the soil to reach groundwater below
Infiltration
The is the process where a solid changes directly into a gas.
sublimation
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
Plants contribute to the water cycle through this process?
transpiration
This percentage of water is fresh water on Earth.
3%
The energy that powers the water cycle comes from the...
sun
Water trapped underneath the surface of the Earth
What is ground water
What is it called when water moves from the atmosphere to the earth?
precipitation.
Name four forms of precipitation.
rain, hail, sleet, and snow.
A group of tiny water droplets in the atmosphere.
a cloud.
State of matter when water is frozen.
a solid.
What is the process of turning from a liquid to a gas called?
What is evaporation
The combined mass of water found on, under and above the surface of the planet.
What is the hydrosphere
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 percentage of the Earth that is covered by water?
What is 71%
What is it called when water travels through oceans, the atmosphere and land over and over again.
the water cycle.
Water released from clouds as ice, snow, or rain
Precipitation
water vapor changes to liquid water
Condensation
The two water cycle processes are caused by gravity
Percipitation and Run Off
When water vapor changes to a liquid
condensation.
precipitation that did not evaporate or get absorbed into the soil
Runoff