Definitions
Any moisture that falls from the air and reaches the ground
precipitation
What do we call the movement of water from the earth to the air and back to the earth?
The water cycle
Plants release water into the air from their leaves during this process.
Transpiration
The rise and fall of the water level of the ocean is called a ____________.
tide
What is the world's largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
up and down movement of the water
wave
What do we call it when water changes to a gas or vapor?
evaporation
Almost _____________ of the earth is covered with water
three-fourths
Many bodies of water have how many high tides and low tides each day?
2 high tides and 2 low tides
This process returns water from the land and oceans back into rivers, lakes, or oceans.
Runoff/Collection
the usual weather of an area over a long period of time
climate
What are the three parts of the water cycle?
Without this, water cannot evaporate from oceans, lakes, or rivers to begin the water cycle.
The Sun
Water can be either ___________ water or salt water.
fresh
This is the nickname for a huge wave caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
Tsunami
stream of water moving like a river through the ocean
current
What do you call any moisture that falls from the air and reaches the ground?
precipitation
Most waves are caused by what?
wind
A tide is caused by the way _______________ changes depending on the distance of earth from the sun and moon
gravity
What is a group of lions called?
a pride
water vapor changing into water to form clouds
condensation
What do you call it when water vapor changes into water to form clouds?
condensation
What two things control DEEP OCEAN currents?
salt and changes in temperature
Tides happen in different places because the earth rotates as the ___________ pulls on it.
moon
This type of water cycle “rain” happens when water vapor turns directly into ice crystals in the sky.
Snow