Water Cycle (a)
water vapor can also be described as
gas
When liquid changes slowly to a gas.
evaporation.
Evaporation,condensation,and precipitation are all parts of the __________.
water cycle
Clouds form when water vapor ________________.
condenses.
When the water vapor changes to a liquid it is called __________.
Condensation
Identify at least 4 processes of the water cycle.
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Transpiration, Percolation, Runoff
Snow and hail are example of_________.
precipitation
True or False: When a liquid changes to a gas it is called precipitation
false
True or False. The water cycle has no real beginning or end.
true
The three states of matter
solid,liquid and gas
Name 1 forms of precipitation.
rain, hail, sleet, and snow.
During the process of __________, water changes state from liquid to gas and back to liquid.
water cycle
When water is in a gas state.
water vapor.
Where does water vapor in the atmosphere originally come from?
lakes, rivers, and oceans.
What does heat from the sun cause liquid water to do?
evaporation
What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?
evaporating
What is water vapor doing when it changes to water?
Condensation
The energy source that drives the water cycle.
Sun
What is the term used when water evaporates from the leaves of plants?
transpiration.
Water that falls from clouds to Earths surface
precipitation
When water changes from a liquid to a solid.
freeze
These are the four main types of precipitation
snow hail rain sleet
During the water cycle, water moves between: ______ and the _________.
Earth and the air.
The constant movement of water from Earths surface to the atmosphere and back to Earths surface
water cycle
It is made up of ice chunks which are much larger than sleet. They form inside thunderstorm clouds.
hail.