Water Cycle (a)
What is water in the form of gas
Vapor
Name an example of evaporation that we can observe in our everyday lives.
Multiple answers are possible.
Clouds form when water vapor ________________.
Condenses or cools.
Name 3 spheres of the earth.
Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Geoshpere
Where does the energy for the water cycle come from?
Sun
What are the three main sources of water in a river or lake?
Precipitation, overland flow, and ground water
What stage causes water to move from the land to the atmosphere?
Evaporation.
What sphere is made up of all the rocks, soil, landforms and minerals on earth?
Geosphere
Name four forms of precipitation.
Rain, hail, sleet, and snow.
State of matter when water is frozen.
What is a solid.
Where does water vapor in the atmosphere originally come from?
Lakes, rivers, and oceans.
What sphere is made up of plants, animals and all living things?
Biosphere.
What is the main process by which water moves from the atmosphere to the land?
Precipitation.
The movement of water between Earth's surface and the air is called...
The water cycle.
What sphere is made up of water?
Hydrosphere.
Give an example of how condensation looks.
(Cloud forming, water droplets forming, etc.)
What is it called when water vapor changes to a liquid
Condensation.
What is a natural feature of the earth's surface?
Landforms