Evaporation
What is evaporation?
change from liquid to a gas (energized by the sun)
What temperature does crystallization occur?
32°F or 0°C
What is groundwater?
water in the ground (which flows to new areas such as rivers, oceans, or back to Earth's surface)
What is fog?
cloud that touches land
Where is most of Earth's water located?
oceans
What is transpiration?
water moving from roots to leaves which evaporates to cool a plant
What is condensation?
change in state from a gas to a liquid
What happens during precipitation?
water falls to ground from clouds in atmosphere
What is a fog catcher
net that catches tiny water droplets in fog
Where is most of Earth's saltwater? Is it drinkable?
ocean, no!
What is a stomata?
small plant pore openings where plant releases water
crystallization
Name the 3 main types of precipitation, circle the most common one.
RAIN, hail, snow
How does fog occur?
condensation
Rain, snow, and sleet are forms of...
precipitation
How does heat from the sun drive the water cycle?
water gets energy (heat) from the sun, this heat turns water from a liquid to a gas in the atmosphere
How are clouds formed?
water vapor attaches to dust particles suspended in mid-air, forming tiny water droplets which accumulate to form a cloud
What is runoff and infiltration?
runoff is surface water that flows downhill into new locations, infiltration is when the water seeps through the ground and rock layers becoming ground water
What is the difference between a cloud and fog?
fog is a cloud, but clouds are in the sky whereas fog is only on the ground
Transport of water from plant roots to leaves, where it evaporates to cool the plant
transpiration
"sweat" (water) is released from the plant, this water evaporates off plant leaves which draws heat from the skin to cool the plant
When a cloud is formed water is turning from _____ _____ to ______ ______
water vapor (gas) to water droplets (liquid)
How does gravity drive the water cycle?
gravity pulls water droplets and ice crystals toward the ground, seen as precipitation
What is iterative testing?
Surface water flows downhill / water seeps into the ground / water located underground
runoff / infiltration / groundwater