Nature
Is the earth covered mostly by land or by water?
water
What water droplets fall from the sky, it is called what?
precipitation
What is another name for steam?
water vapor
What causes evaporation?
heat from the sun
What is the amount of water vapor in the air called?
humidity
In which three states of matter can water exist?
What do you call wispy, feathery clouds that are made of tiny ice crystals?
Cirrus Clouds
Is rain an example of a liquid or a solid?
liquid
Water vapor on a window is an example of which water cycle phase?
condensation
What are the most common forms of precipitation?
rain and snow
Ice is an example of which state of water?
solid
Which two words describe Cumulus Clouds?
big and puffy
Which types of precipitation are solids?
snow, sleet, hail
What do you call the way water moves around the earth?
water cycle
What kind of weather might come from Stratus Clouds?
rain
What is an example of a liquid?
ice cube, water, steam
water
What is an example of water as a gas?
ice, water, steam
steam
Condensation happens when water changes from what to what?
What do you call water that seeps into the ground?
groundwater
What are the three phases in the water cycle?
evaporation, condensation, and precipitation