Processes
The process by which the earth reuses it's water.
What is the water cycle?
The most common form of precipitation
What is rain?
The most common form of water.
What is a liquid?
Clouds on the ground.
What is fog?
The name for an underground reservoir of water
What is an Aquifer?
The process by which condensation in the atmosphere falls from the sky.
What is precipitation?
Precipitation usually seen during the winter months.
What is snow?
Water in its solid state of matter.
What is Ice?
The energy source for the water cycle
What is the sun?
The build up of water on the surface of the Earth
What is accumulation?
The process by which water turns into water vapor
What is evaporation?
Chunks of ice that can form in storm clouds
What is hail?
Water vapor as a state of matter
What is a gas?
Source of saltwater
Oceans
The repetition of a process over and over.
What is a cycle?
The process by which water vapor in the air turns into water.
What is condensation?
Rain that freezes as it falls
What is sleet?
The states of matter that water can exist in.
What is a solid, liquid, and gas?
The amount of water that covers the Earth's surface.
What is 2/3 or 3/4?
The day to day changes in the atmosphere
What is the weather?
The process by which water seeps underground into the soil.
What is infiltration?
Form of precipitation that's smaller than rain.
What is drizzle?
The freezing point of water; when water transforms from a liquid to a solid
What is 32 degrees Fahrenheit, or 0 degrees Celsius?
Buildup of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
The average weather conditions in a region
What is climate?