Basic Vocab
When water falls back down to the ground from the atmosphere
Precipitation
Water held in large forms in the atmpsphere
Clouds
Name at least three kinds of precipitation
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
What three states can water exist in?
Solid, liquid, gas
When water from the ground goes into the atmosphere
Evaporation
Water evaporates faster in the warm or cold? (choose one)
warm
River water flows from areas of ____ elevation to areas of ____ elevation
high; low
Which state of water takes up the least volume?
Liquid
The sphere of Earth's resources referring to water
Hydrosphere
The reason that water is recycled continuously
The water cycle
Water evaporates faster in the sun or shade? (choose one)
Sun
Water that is on top or Earth
Surface water
Change of state from liquid to solid water
Freezing
Water that isn't pulled underground after rain, and instead flows from rivers to the ocean
Runoff
Vapor
Is gaseous water more or less dense than liquid water?
Less
Water that is held beneath the Earth's surface
Ground water
Change of state from liquid to gaseous water
evaporation
Name one of the three main types of clouds
Cumulus, cirrus, stratus
Water that moves from plants into the atmosphere
Transpiration
The measure of water vapor in the air
Humidity
A rock layer that stores ground water
Aquifer
Change of state from solid directly to gaseous water
Sublimation
Term that means something has absorbed the maximum amount of water possible
Saturation