Water Cycle 1
The water cycle is driven by gravity and the ______.
sun
In ice, the water molecules are packed closely together and move this way.
Slowly
This type of precipitation falls as frozen ice balls during storms.
Hail
What is formed by the condensation of water vapor in the air ?
Dew
Since about 70% of Earth is covered with water, what nickname do people sometimes use for Earth?
The Blue Planet
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
This is a hole dug in the ground to bring groundwater to the surface.
A well
True or False - The water you are drinking might be water from millions of years ago.
True
Why are diagrams helpful in an informational text?
The help the reader understand the information better
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 in the atmosphere it forms...
a cloud.
any form of water that falls from the clouds
precipitation
True or False: the water cycle never stops
True
About 97% of Earth’s water is in the oceans. Name the five oceans where most of Earth’s water is found.
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, and Antarctic Ocean
When water moves from the sky to the earth
precipitation.
This happens when water vapor cools and forms clouds.
Condensation
When solid ice turns to water vapor
sublimation
The energy source that drives the water cycle.
the Sun
When liquid water turns to water vapor
evaporation
Water leaves a plant through its ________.
stomata
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
This is the layer of gases around Earth where clouds form.
Atmosphere
What is the process of water being carried from one surface to another
what is Runoff
This is what groundwater is called when it flows naturally out of the ground to the surface.
Spring
These are large bodies of salt water where much of Earth’s water is stored.
Oceans