Questions from the Reading
This causes glaciers to flow downhill:
Gravity
When water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere then back again, the process is called: the _____ ______
Water cycle
In the lab "into thin air", did the indoor water drop or outdoor water drop dry out faster?
The force that made water run down the stream table
Gravity
Would a cup of water in the shade or sun heat up faster?
Sun
What was left behind when the Owens Lake dried up?
A salt bed
Process when a liquid is turned into a gas (example: when a puddle disappears)
Evaporation
What did the sponge in the lab "make it rain" represent?
A cloud
What did the puddle at the end of the stream table tub represent?
The ocean / a lake / a river / ground water
True or false: Earth is a perfect sphere
False
Water that condenses in the morning (you can see it on grass and small plants)
Dew
Process when gas is transformed into a liquid (example: cloud vapor turns into precipitation)
Condensation
Why did the sponge not rain right away?
It had not soaked up enough water
Why did the water not immediately start flowing when rain started on the stream table?
Porosity / needed to soak in / water retention
Which of these would warm up faster in the sun: a white piece of paper or a black piece of paper?
Black piece of paper
What is it called when there is a sudden fertile land with water in the middle of a desert?
Oasis
The process by which plants release water into the atmosphere
Transpiration
How many drops were supposed to be added to the paper towel in the lab "into thin air"
1 drop
In the activity where the class acted out the water cycle, what step was represented by the back of the class (behind the last table)?
Water going into the ground / into the ocean
Transfer of thermal energy by the collision of particles
Conduction
More than 75% of rainfall ends up where?
In the ocean
Name of the layer underground that holds groundwater for us
Aquifer
Only clouds that become saturated will precipitate
In the PhET activity, what happened when the average snowfall was set to 1.3 meters?
The glacier grew
Energy from the sun reaches the earth through a process called:
Radiation