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the gas form of water

Water Vapor

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When water changes from a solid to a liquid.

melting.

100

Name two forms of precipitation.

rain, hail, sleet, and snow.

100

True or False - The water you are drinking might be water from millions of years ago.

True

200

What is the scientific name for the water cycle?

The hydrological cycle

200

the cooling process by which a gas changes back into a liquid

condensation

200

The process where different forms of water move from the atmosphere to Earths surface

precipitation

200

True or False: the water cycle never stops

True

300

The energy source that drives the water cycle.

the Sun

300

When water vapor condenses into a liquid and attaches to dust particles it forms...

a cloud.

300

the heating process by which a liquid changes into a gas

Evaporation

300

What do we call day to day conditions in the atmosphere? (This includes rain, wind, humidity etc.)

Weather

400

Plants contribute to the water cycle through this process?

Evapotranspiration

400

Where is most of the water on Earth stored

Oceans

400

The process where water seeps into the ground and is either stored underground or moves to rivers, creeks and oceans.

Infiltration

400

What do we call the weather patterns over long periods of time in a specific location?

Climate

500

What is the difference between evapotranspiration and transpiration?

Transpiration is the movement of water from soil to plant through the roots.

Evapotranspiration includes the evaporation of water from leaves.

500

Would global warming cause higher or lower flood levels in a rainforest environment? Why?

Global warming causes higher flood levels. This happens because:

- Higher temperatures increase evaporation

- Hotter air holds more moisture (1oC increase allows 7% more moisture to be held)

500

How or why does hail form?

When strong winds carry water droplets high into the atmosphere, they freeze, then as these ice particles fall back down, they collide with more supercooled water droplets which freeze onto them, causing the pieces of ice/hail to grow larger until they are too heavy for the wind/updraft to support, and they fall to the ground.

500

What is the process of water being carried from one surface to another

Runoff