% of Water
Water Cycle Vocab
Distribution Charts
Water Cycle
Water Cycle II
100
The percentage of water on Earth is fresh
What is 3%
100
Occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air
What is Evaporation
100
Most of Earth's freshwater is __________ and most of Earth's surface freshwater is found in __________.
Most of Earth's freshwater is FROZEN and most of Earth's surface freshwater is found in LAKES.
100
The process of water that is added to the atmosphere from plants is called
Transpiration
100
Part of the water cycle that changes from a gas to a liquid
What is Condensation
200
The percentage of Earth's water is saltwater
About 97%
200
Occurs when air cools and the vapor collects into liquid form
What is Condensation
200
According to the chart, most of Earth's fresh surface water is found where?
In Lakes
200
True or False
Water can move on, above, or under the surface of the Earth.
True
200
What happened to a puddle of water on the sidewalk after a rain storm and 90 degree temperature
It evaporated
300
About how much water on Earth is safe and available to drink
Less than 1%
300
The downward movement of water from the land surface into the soil or porous rock
What is Infiltration
300
According to the pie chart, _________ contain the greatest amount of Earth's water and _________ contain the greatest amount of Earth's freshwater.
According to the pie chart, OCEANS contain the greatest amount of Earth's water and ICE CAPS & GLACIERS contain the greatest amount of Earth's freshwater.
300
This factor will increase the movement of water during evaporation
Increase in heat energy, sun's energy or solar radiation
300
True or False
The sun drives the cycle by increasing the temperature in Earth' bodies of water.
True
400
The percentage of Earth's Surface that covered by water
About 71%
400
Includes wetlands, lakes, ponds and large rivers that hold freshwater
What is Freshwater Storage
400
According to the chart, how much water is found on soil moisture?
About 38%
400
The change of state that happens during evaporation (Water)
A liquid to a gas
400
What place provides conditions for water to evaporate and condense
The Atmosphere
500
True or False
Majority of Earth's Freshwater is found in Lakes and Rivers
False
500
Is water that exists for a long periods below the Earth's surface
What is Groundwater
500
Why is it important to put a lid on aquarium to model the water cycle?
It traps moisture, slows evaporation, and allows you to see condensation form on the lid, which then drips back down like rain.
500
Does the water cycle have a beginning or end?
No, because it is a continuous cycle with no beginning or end.
500
The process where ice or snow turns directly into water vapor (a gas) without first melting into liquid water
What is Sublimation