Where on Earth is water?
Where is water stored?
a. on Earth's surface
b. in the atmosphere
c. underground
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
When water evaporates, it enters the _____________
a. atmosphere
b. biosphere
c. geosphere
d. hydrosphere
a. atmosphere
Water vapor is released by plants through their leaves. This process is called ____________.
a. transpiration
b. respiration
c. evaporation
d. photosynthesis
a. transpiration
When water droplets in a cloud combine, become too heavy, and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, we are experiencing __________.
a. evaporation
b. condensation
c. precipitation
d. transpiration
c. precipitation
In what state is it illegal to put up Christmas lights before Thanksgiving?
Maine
The natural locations where water is stored are called ______________.
reservoirs
Water evaporates into the _______________ from bodies of water and from plants.
atmosphere
___________ is the opposite of evaporation.
Condensation
Which of the following is NOT part of the water cycle?
a. nitrogen fixation
b. evaporation
c. condensation
d. precipitation
a. nitrogen fixation
What is the best Christmas movie?
Elf
Where is water found in the gaseous state?
a. oceans, lakes, and streams
b. glaciers
c. atmosphere
d. polarcaps
c. atmosphere
Water evaporates from ____________.
a. bodies of water
b. from trees
c. from humans
d. all of the above
d. all of the above.
The process of water vapor changing to a liquid is called ______________.
a. evaporation
b. precipitation
c. condensation
d. convection
c. condensation
During the process of __________________, a liquid turns into a crystalline solid.
crystallization
What is the drink that everyone has on the Polar Express?
Hot Chocolate
As water travels through the water cycle, it remains in storage areas for periods of time. These storage areas are called which of the following?
a. receptacles
b. reservoirs
c. condensation
d. hydrosphere
b. reservoirs
What drives the movement of water between Earth's systems in the water cycle?
a. sunlight and gravity
b. gravity and electricity
c. sunlight and magnetism
d. electricity and magnetism
a. sunlight and gravity
Evaporation
As the deforestation increases in the rainforests of Brazil, describe how the water cycle would be affected by the changes in forested areas.
With less trees in the rain forest, there is much less water entering the atmosphere through transpiration. This means that there is less water condensing into clouds and decreasing the amount of precipitation in the area, which provides less water for new plants to be able to grow in deforested areas.
How does Buddy the Elf answer the phone in Elf?
Where is groundwater stored?
a. in lakes and rivers
b. in oceans
c. in ice caps at the poles
d. in cracks and pores beneath Earth's surface
d. in cracks and pores beneath Earth's surface
Explain TWO ways water changes from a liquid in the biosphere or hydrosphere (Earth's surface) to water vapor in the atmosphere (the air).
Energy from the Sun causes water to evaporate from the surface of bodies of water.
Water transpired from the leaves of plants.
Water vapor leaves animals and humans through respiration.
Describe the water cycle.
For the full 500 points, you must include all of these terms: gravity, energy from the Sun, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, and storage/groundwater.
Energy from the Sun heats up a water molecule and causes it to break away and evaporate into the atmostphere. Once in the atmosphere, the lower temperatures will cause the water to condensate and accumulate into a cloud. The cloud will get too heavy and precipitation (or rain) will occur. Rain on mountains or hills will be pulled by gravity as runoff towards reservoirs and can soak into the ground and become groundwater. Then it continues again and again and again.
Describe how water moves through Earth's systems including land, surface water, and the atmosphere. Identify the forces that drive the processes that move the water.
Precipitation occurs which puts snow or rainwater over land and mountains. Gravity pulls water downhill. The water forms streams and rivers that gravity pulls towards lakes and oceans. Sunlight evaporates water from plants and lakes/oceans into the atmosphere and the cycle repeats.
What are the names of Santa's 9 reindeer?