Changes
The process of turning from a liquid into a gas due to heating
Evaporation
Where is 97% of the earth's water found
The ocean
What causes water to evaporate?
The sun's heat
The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land
The water cycle
How does water move from an ocean to a high mountain?
Water evaporates from oceans and condenses in clouds, then moves to the mountains and falls as snow becoming part of the glaciers.
The process of changing back from a gas to a liquid due to cooling
Condensation
How does water normally leave the ocean to join the rest of the water cycle?
Through evaporation
What causes water vapor to change into liquid water again (condensation)
Cooling or lowering temperatures
The name for the gaseous form of water
Water vapor
What if temperatures increase in the oceans?
Water will evaporate and will be in the atmosphere.
Rain, snow, sleet or hail
Precipitation
What is the name of the world's largest reservoir? (accumulation)
The ocean
________ is the only substance on Earth that is found as solid, liquid and gas naturally
Water
A place where fluid collects on Earth
A reservoir
Which state of matter does ocean water change repeatedly.
Liquid state into vapor state (gas).
The process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere
transpiration
What causes clouds to form
The draining away of water from the surface of an area of land or other structure
Runoff
What steps add water to the oceans?
Runoff and precipitation