Steps of the Water Cycle
What is the process called when water vapor cools and turns back into liquid water?
What is condensation?
What sphere includes all living organisms?
What is the biosphere?
How does the sun influence the water cycle?
What is by providing energy for evaporation?
Why is the water cycle essential for life?
What is it provides fresh water for drinking and agriculture?
What term describes the process of water turning into vapor from a liquid state?
What is evaporation?
Which sphere contains the water on Earth?
What is the hydrosphere?
What role do plants play in the water cycle?
What is they release water vapor through transpiration?
How does the water cycle help to regulate climate?
What is by distributing heat and moisture around the planet?
What is the process where liquid water seeps into the ground?
What is infiltration?
What do we call the solid part of the Earth, including rocks and soil?
What is the lithosphere?
How does the water cycle affect weather patterns?
What is by contributing to cloud formation and precipitation?
Why is the water cycle important for ecosystems?
What is it maintains habitat and biodiversity?
During which step of the water cycle does precipitation occur?
What is when water falls to the Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
Which sphere encompasses all the gases surrounding the Earth?
What is the atmosphere?
What happens to water that falls as precipitation on land?
What is it either absorbs into the ground, runs off, or evaporates?
What could happen if the water cycle were disrupted?
What is increased droughts or floods?
Name the stage of the water cycle that involves water moving from plants to the atmosphere.
What is transpiration?
How do the spheres interact during the water cycle?
What is through processes like evaporation and precipitation?
How does human activity impact the water cycle?
What is through pollution, deforestation, and urbanization?
How does the water cycle contribute to nutrient cycling?
What is by transporting nutrients through water?