States of Water
What are the three states of water?
Liquid, Solid, Gas
What is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below Earth’s surface called?
The Water Cycle
What is the gas form of water called?
Water Vapor
What percentage of Earth’s water is salt water?
97%
What planet is known as the “Blue Planet” because of its water?
Earth
What process changes liquid water into a gas?
Evaporation
Name the 3 ways water enters the atmosphere.
Evaporation, Transpiration, Sublimation
When water vapor cools and turns into tiny droplets, what forms in the sky?
Clouds
What is the movement of water downhill called?
Runoff
What natural process wears down rocks and shapes the land using water?
Erosion
When water vapor cools and turns back into liquid, what is this process called?
Condensation
What force pulls precipitation down to Earth’s surface?
Gravity
What kind of precipitation forms when ice crystals stick together in the clouds?
Snow
What is water stored underground called?
Groundwater
What percentage of Earth’s freshwater is frozen in ice caps and glaciers?
What is it called when solid ice turns directly into water vapor?
Sublimation
What process moves water from plants into the air?
Transpiration
What form of precipitation falls as frozen balls of ice?
Hail
What is the name for a slow-moving mass of ice that shapes the land?
Glacier
What do we call water that is safe to drink?
Freshwater or Potable Water
At what temperature does water freeze in degrees Celsius
0°C
Name two ways water returns to Earth's surface from the atmosphere
Precipitation and Condensation into Dew or Frost
What happens to air temperature as you go higher into the atmosphere?
It gets colder
What is it called when water moves into the ground through soil and rock?
Infiltration
Could the water you drink today have once been in a dinosaur’s drink?
Yes! Because water is constantly recycled in the Water Cycle.