Water Cycle
After swimming, you sit out in the sun. An hour later, you are dry. What part of the water cycle best describes why you got dry?
Evaporation
Where is most freshwater found?
Glaciers
true or false; water has no color, smell, or taste
true
what is the solid form of water called
3 states of water
what is it called when water turns from liquid to a solid?
freezing
What is runoff
The point where air becomes saturated and water vapor condenses
The process by which water molecules on the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to escape into the gas phase.
Evaporation
Molecules are widely spaced and move freely, forming an invisible gas that can be seen as steam or fog.
Water vapor
Term of the process by which water is lost from the leaves of plants, contributing to the overall water cycle.
Transpiration
When water gets evaporated what happens when it gets to the clouds?
Condensation
what percentage of freshwater is in the world
3%
what property of water allows it to form droplets
surface tension
name a place where you can find solid water in nature
glacier, iceburgs, snowy mountains, etc.
what is the term for the attraction between water molecules that causes them to stick together?
cohesion
When rain, sleet, snow, etc falls from the sky. Its known as?
Precipitation
This term refers to water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.
Groundwater
what do we call the process where water climbs up small tubes, like in plants?
capillary action
what happens to water when it freezes? does it expand or shrink?
expands
what is the opposite of sublimation?
(hint: water vapor turning directly into ice)
deposition
What is found underground?
(Either is acceptable) Ground water or Aquifer
This underground layer of water-bearing rock or sediment that can store large quantities of water, is often tapped for wells.
Aquifer
what is the boiling point of water in degrees celsius?
100C
what is it called when water moves into the ground and refills underground storage?
infiltration
When water vapor directly turns into solid ice without first becoming liquid, this process is known as this.
Deposition