Types of Water
Water exists in what three forms?
What is solid, liquid, and gas?
Changing liquid water into water vapor is called what process?
What is evaporation
What is surface water?
What is climate?
Climate is the pattern of weather in a place over many years.
What is the main factor in determining weather?
The water cycle
What fraction of the Earth covered in water?
3/4
Water vapor changing into liquid water is called what process?
What is Condensation
Which bodies of water contain salt water?
Oceans, Seas, Lakes, and Ponds.
True or False: Places near the ocean tend not to receive a lot of precipitation.
False
What is weather?
Weather is the result of how water, air, and temperature interact.
Where is the majority of fresh water found?
Any form of water that falls from Earth is called what?
How does water move through the water cycle?
Water vapor evaporates from Earth's surface, forming water vapor. The water vapor cools off and changes into water. This water falls as precipitation.
What causes the weather pattern to occur?
The water cycle.
What causes sleet to occur?
If the air near Earth's surface is colder than air higher up, rain may freeze as it falls.
When water gets hot enough, it turns into an invisible gas called ____________.
List the 4 types of precipitation.
What is hail, sleet, rain, and snow.
What role does the sun play in the water cycle?
The sun causes the water to evaporate and rise into water vapor.
Where would you expect to see larger amounts of precipitation?
What causes snow to form?
Snow forms when water vapor changes directly into ice crystals.
What percentage of water is salt water
What is 97%
List all 4 stages of the water cycle.
What is condensation, evaporation, precipitation, and storage.
Where does water run off the land and collect?
Rivers, lakes, and the ocean
Why would somewhere like a temperate rainforest receive heavier rainfall?
These forests grow near the ocean. The water from the ocean evaporates and then travels over land and turns into precipitation.
What causes hail to form?
Hail forms when droplets of water in clouds freeze and are coated with multiple layers of ice.