Phases of the Water Cycle
This phase occurs when water vapor cools and forms clouds.
What is condensation?
CO₂ dissolves in water to form this weak acid.
What is carbonic acid?
The smell after rain is called this.
What is petrichor?
About 90% of Earth’s evaporation comes from this source.
What are oceans?
The process where water changes from liquid to vapor.
What is evaporation?
SO₂ + H₂O forms this acid, a major component of acid rain.
What is sulfuric acid?
Acid rain lowers this property of water, harming aquatic life.
What is pH?
Raindrops are shaped more like this than teardrops.
What are hamburger buns?
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail are examples of this phase.
What is precipitation?
NO₂ dissolves in water to form this acid.
What is nitric acid?
Mercury pollution in this Japanese bay caused neurological disease.(Poisoning)
What is Minamata Bay?
This river releases so much water it dilutes the Atlantic Ocean’s saltiness.
What is the Amazon River?
Water gathers in rivers, lakes, and oceans during this phase.
What is collection?
Acid rain damages this type of stone used in buildings and statues
What is limestone/marble?
This city is known for smog that rain helps reduce but redistributes pollutants into rivers.
What is Beijing?
Clouds can weigh this much.
What is over a million pounds?
Plants release water vapor through this process.
What is transpiration?
Name one heavy metal pollutant that can accumulate in lakes.
What is mercury/lead/cadmium?
Rain can remove particles from the air in this process.
What is wet deposition?
This chemical smell after rain comes from soil bacteria.
What is geosmin?