Water Wizards
Water Wizards
Water Wizards
Water Wizards
Water Wizards
100
True or False: The same amount of water exists on Earth today, as when Earth was first created.
True
100

How much of the water on earth is usable fresh water?

Less than 1%
100
What is the name for the portion of the water cycle where solid liquid falls to the earth's surface?
Precipitation
100
What is another name for a drainage basin?
Watershed
100
What is the largest lake in North America?
Lake Superior
200
What is water composed of?
H2O- 2 hydrogen atoms, and 1 oxygen atom
200
How many pounds does a gallon of water weigh?
8.34 pounds
200
What is the name of the water cycle process where water vapor changes to tiny liquid droplets and forms clouds?
Condensation
200
What is water stored in an aquifer called?
groundwater
200
What state is surrounded completely by water?
Hawaii
300
What does the prefix Hydro mean?
water
300
What's it called when the body is lacking adequate fluids?
dehydration
300
What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?
The sun
300
What is the alternate rise and fall of waters caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun?
tides
300
What state claims to have 10,000 lakes?
Minnesota
400
Name 3 physical forms of water.
Liquid, solid, vapor/gas


400
About how much of the human body is composed of water?
70%
400
Precipitation can occur in several forms: Name three
Sleet, snow, hail, dew, rain
400
Large rivers of ice that never completely melt are called?
glaciers
400
Which river cuts the Grand Canyon?
Colorado River
500
How much of the earth's surface is covered in water?
70%
500
What is the name of the water cycle process by which water changes from a liquid to a vapor?
Evaporation
500
A type of precipitation is caused by raindrops passing through a freezing layer of air?
Sleet and hail
500
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
500
Which river system has had more impact on the development of the U.S. than any other?
Mississippi( covering 41% of the land mass of the continental U.S. and affecting 31 states and 2 Canadian provinces)