Phases of the Cycle #1
The change of a substance from a liquid to gas from oceans, streams, lakes, etc.
Evaporation
the falling of water to the earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
Precipitation
TRUE OR FALSE in the water cycle water returns to earth as CONDENSATION usually in the form of rain or snow
FALSE- Precipitation
two types of energy that drive the water cycle
gravity and the sun (solar energy)
Where does the energy that powers the water cycle come from?
A. Animals
B. Plants
C. Sun & Gravity
D. Oceans
C- Sun & Gravity
Which process occurred when the water droplets formed on the grass and water vapor turned in water droplets in clouds?
Condensation
water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
ground water
TRUE OR FALSE water vapor in the atmosphere condenses to form CLOUDS
TRUE
3 states of water
solid, liquid and gas
What percentage of the Earth's water is saltwater?
97%
water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground. Travels to oceans and lakes.
Run-off
A change of state from a gas to a liquid due to cooling or compression.
Condensation
TRUE or FALSE-Higher in the atmosphere, where temperatures cool, water vapor condenses to form clouds that will eventually fill and become heavy; this leads to precipitation.
TRUE
A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface
Surface Currents
A weather report stated that rain was likely with some snow and hail also possible. Which statement is not true about rain, snow, and hail?
A. They all form in clouds.
B. They are all precipitation.
C. They are all the same state.
D. They are all made of water.
C. They are all the same state.
phase transition in which gas transforms into solid without passing through the liquid phase
deposition
The movement of water into the soil or ground surface
Infiltration
TRUE or FALSE- All runoff flows in the water cycle from lower elevations to higher elevations.
FALSE= Higher to Lower
currents that flow far beneath the surface of the ocean. They are caused by temperature differences in the water, and the earth's rotation
Deep ocean currents
Which statement explains something that occurred in the time between these two images?
A. As water vapor condensed on the glass, it absorbed energy.
B. The ice cubes expanded in volume as they melted into liquid water.
C. The water droplets outside the glass absorbed energy as they evaporated.
D. Some liquid water inside the glass sublimated into water vapor in the air.
C. The water droplets outside the glass absorbed energy as they evaporated.
Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
transpiration
How runoff differs from infiltration?
Run-off = water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.
Infiltration= water that is absorbed into the spaces between rocks and into the soil.
TRUE or FALSE: Some of the water that is taken up by plants into the billions of leaves and blades of grass in a watershed is lost by them and into the atmosphere in the process of evaporation.
FALSE- Transpiration
the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land
The Water Cycle
Which example best shows how the water cycle carries on energy transfer?
A. a flooding river depositing silt on a floodplain
B. a warm ocean current warming the air above it
C. ocean water depositing sand particles on a shore
D. water seeping through the soil and dissolving salts
B. a warm ocean current warming the air above it