Water Cycle Processes
The process in which a liquid becomes a gas.
Evaporation
Matter that is firmly held together in a fixed pattern.
Solid
The layers of air that surround Earth.
Atmosphere
Anything that takes up space.
Matter
A puddle disappears on a hot day. What process occurred?
Evaporation
The process in which a gas becomes a liquid.
Condensation
Matter that flows and takes the shape of its container.
Liquid
Water that flows across Earth's surface instead of soaking into the ground.
Runoff
Anything that takes up space.
Matter
Water droplets form on the outside of a cold glass. What process occurred?
Condensation
Water that falls to the ground as a liquid or solid.
Precipitation
Matter that moves freely and spreads out.
Gas
Water located in spaces between rocks below Earth's surface.
Groundwater
A tool used to measure mass.
Scale
Rainwater flows down a driveway instead of soaking into the ground. What is this called?
Runoff
The process by which water exits plants' leaves.
Transpiration
Water in its gaseous state.
Water vapor
A large, slow-moving mass of ice formed from accumulated snow.
Glacier
The measure of how hot or cold an object is
Temperature
A group of related parts that make up a whole and work together is called what?
System
The path water follows as it moves around Earth in different states of matter.
Water cycle
The different forms matter can take, including solids, liquids, and gases.
States of matter
An underground layer of rock or sediment that stores and allows groundwater to move.
Aquifer
A smaller part of a whole.
Component
A drop of water evaporates, forms a cloud, and falls back to Earth. Name the three processes in order.
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation