Vocabulary
A measure of how hot or cold a substance is
temperature
Water in a gas form
steam or water vapor
The water on Earth today is the same water that was here millions of years ago.
true
How many steps are in the water cycle?
4
A mud puddle drying in the sun.
evaporation
An instrument used to measure temperature
thermometer
Give three examples of precipitation
rain, snow, and hail
We measure how hot or cold it is using an instrument or device called a temperature
false
What is evaporation?
Liquid water turns to water vapour (gas)
A diagram showing the repeated recycling of water in nature.
Water Cycle
Water that runs off the land to lower places
runoff
The three states of matter that water can exist in.
solid, liquid and gas
A liquid will change to a solid when heat is added.
false
Water vapour cooling to form liquid drops in clouds.
condensation.
Water forming on the outside of a cold glass of water
condensation
A form of matter that does not keep its shape but always takes up the same amount of space.
liquid
This determines the type of precipitation that falls.
temperature of the air through which it falls
Water is constantly moving and changing from one form (liquid, gas, solid) to another.
true
Rain, hail and snow are types of ....
precipitation
Morning dew on the grass.
condensation
A form of matter that does not keep its shape and does not always take up the same amount of space.
gas
Will water carry anything with it when it evaporates? Why?
no, because only the water evaporates leaving behind salt, coloring etc.
Water that comes from a cloud and falls as rain, snow, or hail is called run-off.
false
When water is stored deep below the soil/ground or in water bodies e.g. the ocean.
ground water/collection
Water evaporating off of plants like trees and grass is...
Transpiration