Changes
Water Qualities
Describe the process
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
The process of turning from a liquid into a gas due to heating
Evaporation
100
Where is 75% of the earth's water found
The ocean
100
What causes water to evaporate?
The sun's heat
100
The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land
The water cycle
100
List 3 ways we use water
hygiene
brushing teeth
cleaning
hydropower
cooking
swimming
200
Ground water soaking into the soil.
Infiltration
200
How does water normally leave the ocean to join the rest of the water cycle?
Through evaporation
200
What causes water vapor to change into liquid water again (condensation)
Cooling or lowering temperatures
200
The name for the gaseous form of water
Water vapor
200
A puddle evaporated from a sidewalk. What happened to the water that caused it to evaporate?
A. The water cooled down then evaporated
B. The water disappeared before evaporating
C. The water heated up then evaporated
D. The water soaked into the concrete sidewalk before evaporating
C. The water heated up then evaporated
300
Rain, snow, sleet or hail
Precipitation
300
What type of water is found in the ocean?
salt water
300
________ is the only substance on Earth that is found as solid, liquid and gas naturally
Water
300
An underground source of water
Aquifer
300
Which process plays the greatest role in removing water from the ocean?
A. Condensation
B. Evaporation
C. Precipitation
D. Runoff
B. Evaporation
400
The release of water vapor from plants and soil into the air by evaporation. Water vapor is a gas that cannot be seen.
transpiration
400
Name at least one place where fresh water be found?
lakes
rivers
streams
creeks
400
Water being transferred from an animal to the ground through the dropping of feces.
Excretion
400
The variety of ways by which water moves across the land to larger bodies of water.
Runoff
400
Rosita makes a model of the water cycle. She placed a small cup with some warm water inside a plastic bag and sets the bag in a sunny window. Rosita checks the model after 1 day. The figure below shows what Rosita observes
A. Cloud formation
B. Only water evaporation
C. Only water condensation
D. Both water evaporation and condensation
D. Both water evaporation and condensation
500
The transformation of water vapor to liquid water droplets in the air, creating clouds and fog.
condensation
500
Name at least one characteristic of water
salinity
color
clarity
taste
500
Refers to precipitation that does not reach the soil, but is instead intercepted by the leaves and branches of plants and the forest floor.
Interception
500
the movement of water through the atmosphere, specifically from over the oceans to over land. Some of the earth's moisture transport is visible as clouds, which themselves consist of ice crystals and/or tiny water droplets
transport
500
What is the major source of energy that powers the water cycle?
the sun