The Water Cycle
This energy source drives the entire water cycle.
What is the sun?
Water in its solid form is called this.
What is ice?
Taking a quick shower instead of a bath is one way to do this.
What is conserve water?
This kind of precipitation is frozen.
What is hail?
This major waterway is part of a saltwater ecosystem.
What is the ocean?
When water changes from a liquid to a gas, this process occurs.
What is evaporation?
Water in its gas form is called this.
What is water vapor?
Water that contains harmful materials is called this.
What is polluted water?
On a hot, sunny day, this happens to the water in a bird bath.
What is evaporation?
This is a major freshwater source found underground.
What is a well or groundwater?
Water vapor cools and forms clouds during this process.
What is condensation?
The process of ice melting shows water changing from this state to this state.
What is solid to liquid?
Name one way humans can help keep water clean.
What is not littering / using less chemicals / recycling?
water vapor turning to liquid.
What is condensation?
Engineers help protect the environment by first doing this.
What is defining a problem?
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail falling from the sky is called this.
What is precipitation?
Freezing changes water from a liquid to this form.
What is solid (ice)?
A lake built by people to store water is called this.
What is a reservoir?
When clouds get too heavy, this happens.
What is precipitation falls to the ground?
Name one tool engineers use to measure water or environmental data.
What is a balance / thermometer / beaker?
Water that flows over land into rivers and lakes after rain is called this.
What is runoff?
These two processes turn water into vapor and then back into liquid.
What are evaporation and condensation?
Soil erosion and chemicals in runoff are examples of this.
What is water pollution?
This cycle describes how water moves around Earth again and again.
What is the water cycle?
The study of how living things interact with water and land is part of this science.
What is environmental science?