Water Cycle 1
Name the four types of precipitation.
Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail
What is runoff?
Runoff is when gravity pulls water back to the oceans via rivers, streams, and underground.
Natural Resources are provided by the _________
Earth
Where is most of Earth's water found?
The Ocean
What are two ways humans can have a positive impact on the environment?
recycling, shutting off water when we brushing our teeth, shorter showers, etc
Clouds form when water vapor ___________.
condenses
What does the water cycle do?
It cleans the water and redistributed across the Earth.
Name three renewable resources.
Wood, water, metal
How much of the earths water is fresh water?
About 3 percent
The careful use of the Earth's natural resources is called __________.
Conservation
What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?
The Sun
Which form of precipitation is a liquid?
Rain
What is the difference between a renewable and a non-renewable resource?
renewable resources can naturally replenish themselves while nonrenewable resources cannot.
About how much of Earth's surface is covered by water?
Three quarters or 3/4
What is one way human activity could impact the ecosystems on Earth?
Building homes where plants grow
Air pollution
Soil erosion
deforestation
What process turns water into a gas?
Evaporation
condenses
Name three examples of a natural resource.
water, paper, metal, coal, oil, wood, etc
True or False? When evaporation happens, the only thing that gets evaporated is clean, fresh water.
True
What would be the least effective way to protect the land, air, and water?
Recycle, Reduce water use, water the vegetation in a forest, compost
water the vegetation in a forest
What process turns water vapor (Gas) back into a liquid?
Condensation
Describe how the water cycle could cause some of the water in New York to one day fall as rain in the city of Boston.
As water evaporates and rises, it cools and forms back into water droplets. These water droplets condense, forming clouds. The wind moves the clouds so the clouds could come from NY to Boston. When the weight of the water droplets becomes to heavy, it begins to rain. The water that evaporated from New York is now falling as precipitation in Boston.
Name three non-renewable resources.
Coal, oil, natural gas
A ____________ is the land where the water drains and collects into a larger body of water.
watershed
The removal of trees in the Amazon to make room for farms is what type of land destruction?
deforestation