WATER CYCLE
The part of the water cycle where the water is stored in oceans, lakes, glaciers, snow caps, rivers, etc.
What is collection?
Give two places where earths freshwater can be found:
What is rivers, lakes, ice caps, or glaciers?
"Universal Solvent" means:
What does water dissolve and how?
Rocks and mountains are examples of the geosphere.
What is TRUE?
What could you do to help with the earth's hydrosphere?
Answer varies. Must include: water.
The part of the water cycle when water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds. The water sits in the clouds until it is too heavy.
The majority of water on earth contains:
What is salt?
"Surface tention" means:
What is the top layer of water molecules are extra cohesive?
Bacteria is a part of the atmosphere.
What is FALSE?
What could you do to help the earth's atmosphere?
Answer varies. Must include: air.
The part of the water cycle that occurs when so much water has built up that the air cannot hold it anymore. The clouds get heavy and water falls back to the earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow.
What is Precipitation?
Over half of the worlds freshwater is found within:
Ice caps or glaciers
"Adhesive" means:
What is sticking to other molecules or What is water climbing up a stem for the leaves
Over half of the world's freshwater is in ice caps or glaciers.
What is TRUE?
water is made up of polar molecules
Answer varies. Must include: What is Oxygen is neg charge and the 2 hydrogen atoms are neg charge
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water in rivers, lakes, or the ocean and turns it into vapor or steam.
What is evaporation?
Name 4 forms of earth's water:
Answer varies: ocean, pond, river, lakes, glaciers, etc.
"Heat Capacity" means:
What is the ability of water to take in a lot of heat to regulate temps world wide?
Only 15% of earth's water is usable by humans.
What is FALSE?
What could you do to help the earth's biosphere?
Answer varies. Must include: living things.
Answer Includes:
Precipitation
Condensation
Evaporation
Collection
What is 1%?
"Density" means:
What is the ability of water to float when ice and help aquatic life during the winter?
The hydrosphere includes water that is on the surface of the planet, underground, and even in the air.
What is TRUE?
What could you do in your community to help protect earth's resources?
Answer varies.