Water Cycle 1
The water cycle is driven by the sun and ______.
gravity
the cooling process by which a gas changes back into a liquid
condensation
This is is the process of water being soakes into the ground
Infiltration
day to day changes in the atmosphere
Weather
After precipitation falls to the Earth, water can travel through rivers and lakes to eventually reach this large body of water.
The ocean
This is water that moves under the Earth's surface?
Ground water
Plants contribute to the water cycle through this process?
transpiration
the gas form of water
Water Vapor
Where does most of the earths evaporation come from
oceans
True or False - The water you are drinking might be water from millions of years ago.
True
Weather patterns over a long period of time
Climate
Water in the form of gas
water vapor
Name two forms of precipitation.
rain, hail, sleet, and snow.
When water vapor turns into a liquid it forms...
a cloud.
any form of water that falls from the clouds
precipitation
True or False: the water cycle never stops
True
Long periods of no rainfall; shortage of water
Drought
When water moves from the sky to the earth
what is precipitation.
When water changes from a solid to a liquid.
melting.
Where is most of the water on Earth stored
What is Oceans
The energy source that drives the water cycle.
the Sun
the layers of air around the earth; held in place by gravity
Atmosphere
Melting is when water changes from a solid to a _____
What is a liquid
The process of condensation is when a gas turns into a ...
Liquid
The cycle in which Earth's water moves through the environment
Water Cycle
the heating process by which a liquid changes into a gas
Evaporation
The water cycle moves ____________.
continuously or never stops; repeats.
What is the process of water being carried from one surface to another
what is Runoff
when water vapor cools and turns into a liquid
condensation
About what percentage of the human body is water?
60%