Oceans
Fresh Water
The Water Cycle
Precipitation
Clouds
100
A measure of how salty water is
What is salinity
100
Another word for fresh water
What is drinking water
100
The changing of liquid water to water vapor
What is evaporation
100
A form of precipitation that is only liquid
What is rain
100
High-altitude clouds that are thin, wispy and white
What is cirrus
200
After rocks and soil are broken down these carry salt to the oceans
What is rivers
200
The layer of rock and soil that groundwater occupies
What is an aquifer
200
The process of water vapor changing into liquid
What is condensation
200
Frozen raindrops
What is sleet
200
Clouds that grow vertically and have rising air in them
What is a thunderhead
300
This is the amount of earth covered by water
What is 75%
300
The top level of groundwater in an aquifer
What is a water table
300
Water falling to earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow
What is precipitation
300
This forms when very strong winds blow upward into a cloud
What is hail
300
Mid-altitude clouds that are small and poofy
What is altocumulus
400
These carry warm or cold water to other parts of the oceans
What is a current
400
This fresh water is in rivers, streams and lakes
What is surface water
400
Ice changing into water vapor without first melting
What is sublimation
400
Most rain in the United States starts as this
What is snow
400
Low-altitude clouds that cover the whole sky
What is stratus
500
Most currents on the oceans' surfaces are caused by these
What is winds
500
This amount of fresh water is frozen into ice
What is 70%
500
The process of water vapor freezing directly into ice without first becoming liquid
What is frost
500
Clouds are made of one of what two things
What is water droplets and ice crystals
500
A cloud that is at ground level and forms on clear, cool nights
What is fog
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