Water Cycle (a)
True or false: The water cycle does not help maintain the earth's temperature
False
The continual movement of water between the land, ocean and the air is called the ______________.
What is the water cycle
Water vapor is a gas that can be found in earth's ----?
Atmosphere
What happens when there is too much moisture in the clouds
It rains
How long has the water on earth existed for?
Since the beginning of time
Ice crystals/droplets form in
What is clouds.
True or false: We have a lot of fresh water on earth
false
What process of water changes snow to rain?
What is melting.
Name the four forms of precipitation.
Rain, hail, sleet, and snow
The 3 different forms (phases) water is found
What is solid, liquid and gas
When water is in a gas state.
water vapor.
True or false: Water can be found underground
True
What do we call a process that has no beginning or an end and goes on forever?
A cycle
Water absorbs heat energy from the sun and turns into
vapor.
The rate of evaporation increases as the temperature ______________.
What is increases
Multiple answers
What is similar to evaporation
Transpiration
What do we call the part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
Precipitation.
When water vapor in the air is changed into a liquid.
condensation.
The process by which water is constantly moving and changing phases is called?
The water cycle
What in its liquid form can be found in? (Name at least 2)
Oceans, rivers, lakes, and underground
How many stages are there in the water cycle?
4 stages
What are the 4 stages of the water cycle?
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and transpiration