Water Cycle (a)
What is the state of matter where water is in the form of a gas.
Water Vapor
What process of the water cycle is liquid changing slowly to a gas?
Evaporation
Where is groundwater found?
In the ground.
Clouds form when water vapor ______.
Condenses
Where is surface water found?
On the surface.
Name four forms of precipitation.
hail, sleet, rain, and snow
What is the process of the water cycle when a gas is turned into a liquid?
Condensation
What is the process called when rain is turned into snow?
freezing
What is turning off the water while brushing your teeth an example of?
Conserving water
Water that contains unwanted or harmful materials is ______.
polluted
What is the first phase of the water cycle?
Evaporation
If you live near a town or city, where does most of your running water come from?
A reservoir or body of water
What is it called when water is in the form of a gas?
water vapor
What is a human made lake for storing water?
A student likes to hang clothes outside to dry. What causes the clothes to dry?
The sun
What is the process called when solid water is turned into liquid water
Melting
Which major waterway is part of the a saltwater ecosystem?
An ocean
The energy source that starts the water cycle?
The Sun
What is an example of a solid precipitation?
Hail
Many rural areas get water by digging in the ground to reach pockets f underground water. What is the water source called?
A well
What is the process called when a liquid gets turned into a solid?
Freezing
Why is the sun called the "star" of the water cycle?
The water cycle can't happen without the sun.
During the water cycle, water moves between:
_______ and _______.
The Earth and the air
A student always takes a quick shower instead of a bath. By doing this, the student is trying to ______.
Conserve water
Where is most of the water on Earth stores?
Ocean