Vocabulary
Living components of the environment such as plants and animals
Biotic
Which process only involves plants?
Transpiration
What two ways is water returned to the atmosphere (the air)?
evaporation and transpiration
Give me one example of condensation
water on the outside of a glass
steam on a mirror when you get out of the shower
clouds
other examples
Non Living Elements such as water, dirt, rocks
Abiotic
Which process turns water vapor into liquid
Condensation
Which two steps in the water cycle most directly causes floods?
precipitation and runoff
What happens when the Sun's energy warms ocean water?
The water evaporates
Water is absorbed by the plant roots and then unneeded water evaporates from the leave
Transpiration
What process does water go from a liquid a gas?
Evaporation or Transpiration
As water vapor condenses into liquid, which of the following can be formed?
clouds
Which factor determines whether precipitation will be in the form of rain or snow?
Temperature
Water that falls to the surface of the Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, and hail
Precipitation
What is the main source of energy that causes water to evaporate from the surface of Earth?
The sun
What season does transpiration happen the fastest?
summer
Ellen needs to water her vegetable garden. She wants most of the water to stay in the soil. That way, her plants can use the water. What time of day should she water them?
When the sun goes down or in the evening
Cooled water vapor from the air turns back into liquid
condensation
In which process does water fall back to the Earth?
Precipitation
After Todd took a hot shower, he noticed that the bathroom mirror looked foggy. He could not see his reflection. Why did this happen?
Water vapor condensed when it touched the cold mirror’s surface.
Water evaporates mostly from .....?
Oceans