Changes
Role of the Ocean
Describe the process
Vocabulary
Assessment Review
100
The process of turning from a liquid into a gas due to heating
Evaporation
100
Where is almost 97% of the earth's water found
The ocean
100
What causes water to evaporate?
The sun's heat
100
The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land
The water cycle
100
Lake Okeechobee is in Florida. The map below shows where the lake is in the state. How would water most likely move from the Gulf of Mexico to Lake Okeechobee?
A. by ocean water flowing up a river that joins with the lake.
B. by ocean flooding and water flowing overland into the lake.
C. by ocean water evaporating and entering the lake when it rains.
D. by water seeping through the ocean floor and welling up into the lake.
C. by ocean water evaporating and entering the lake when it rains
200
Everyone moo, and you all get two points!
Woo!
200
How does water normally leave the ocean to join the rest of the water cycle?
Through evaporation
200
What causes water vapor to change into liquid water again (condensation)
Cooling or lowering temperatures
200
The name for the gaseous form of water
Water vapor
200
A puddle evaporated from a sidewalk. What happened to the water that caused it to evaporate?
A. The water cooled down then evaporated
B. The water disappeared before evaporating
C. The water heated up then evaporated
D. The water soaked into the concrete sidewalk before evaporating
C. The water heated up then evaporated
300
Rain, snow, sleet or hail
Precipitation
300
The difference between an aquifer and a reservoir
An aquifer is an underground collection of water, while a reservoir is an above ground collection.
300
________ is the only substance on Earth that is found as solid, liquid and gas naturally
Water
300
A place where fluid collects on Earth
A reservoir
300
Which process plays the greatest role in removing water from the ocean?
A. Condensation
B. Evaporation
C. Precipitation
D. Runoff
B. Evaporation
400
Do a little dance, get 2 points!
Woo!
400
True or false: Without the ocean, there would be no water cycle processes.
True
400
What causes clouds to form
Water vapor cooling and condensing in the atmopshere
400
The draining away of water from the surface of an area of land or other structure
Runoff
400
Rosita makes a model of the water cycle. She placed a small cup with some warm water inside a plastic bag and sets the bag in a sunny window. Rosita checks the model after 1 day. The figure below shows what Rosita observes
What is happening in the bag after day 1?
A. Cloud formation
B. Only water evaporation
C. Only water condensation
D. Both water evaporation and condensation
D. Both water evaporation and condensation
500
The process of changing back from a gas to a liquid due to cooling
Condensation
500
Why does the ocean, which is saltwater, replenish the freshwater sources we use to drink?
Because when saltwater evaporates, the salt stays behind and only the water turns into water vapor.
500
What causes hail to form?
The rain falls through cold air and starts to freeze. The wind throws the hail back up into the clouds and it falls again, freezing another layer of ice on the outside. The hail gets bigger every time the hail goes back through the clouds.
500
Water found by digging a well
Groundwater
500
What scenario best describes a drought?
A. A severe thunderstorm causes widespread flash flooding in a major city, which damages buildings and keeps people at home for two days.
B. A blizzard hits the Great Plains, dropping several feet of snow and causing widespread power outtages.
C. A prolonged period of below-average precipitation leads to depleted soil moisture, low reservoir levels, and widespread crop failure.
D. A coastal city experiences unusually low tides for the month of September.
C. A prolonged period of below-average precipitation leads to depleted soil moisture, low reservoir levels, and widespread crop failure.