Evaporation
What is evaporation?
he process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor.
What is condensation?
he process by which water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets.
What is precipitation?
Water that falls from clouds to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
What is collection?
The process where precipitation gathers in bodies of water like rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Name the stages of the water cycle.
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
What causes evaporation?
Heat from the sun causes evaporation by giving water molecules enough energy to escape into the air.
What forms when water vapor cools?
Clouds
Name a type of precipitation.
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
Name one place where water is collected.
Oceans, lakes, rivers, or groundwater.
What powers the water cycle?
The sun.
Where does evaporation mostly occur?
Over oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water.
Why does condensation occur?
It happens when warm air rises, cools, and loses its ability to hold water vapor.
How does precipitation form?
When water droplets in clouds combine and become too heavy to remain in the air, they fall as precipitation.
How do rivers contribute to collection?
Rivers carry water from precipitation to larger bodies of water like lakes or oceans.
What are the states of water?
Solid, liquid, and gas.
How does heat affect evaporation?
The more heat there is, the faster evaporation occurs.
How does condensation lead to clouds?
Water vapor cools, forming tiny droplets that gather to create clouds.
Why is precipitation important for life?
It provides fresh water for plants, animals, and human use.
Why is collection important in the water cycle?
It stores water that will later be evaporated back into the cycle.
What state is water in when it freezes?
Solid
Example -(ice).
Why is evaporation important in the water cycle?
It’s the process that transfers water from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere.
Give an example of condensation.
Dew on grass or water droplets on the outside of a cold glass.
Name two factors that affect precipitation.
Temperature and humidity.
How does collected water return to the cycle?
Through evaporation or by being absorbed into the ground and entering groundwater systems.
Describe water's state changes in the cycle. .
Water evaporates (liquid to gas), condenses (gas to liquid), falls as precipitation (liquid or solid), and collects in bodies of water (liquid).