intro to the hydrosphere
What percent of the Earth is covered in water?
what is 71%?
What Is cohesion?
What is the ability of water molecules to stick to other water molecules
List the main steps of the water cycle
What are, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, transpiration, runoff
What are the three main types of water found in the hydrosphere
What is water, ice, and vapor?
What is adhesion?
What is the ability for water molecules to other substances?
What step of the water cycle does water go from liquid to vapor?
What is evaporation
What percentage of the Earth's water is freshwater?
What is 3%?
What is the freezing point of water?
What is 32 degrees Fahrenheit
What stage of the water cycle involves the evaporation of water from plants?
What is transpiration
Where is most of Earth's freshwater located?
What is glaciers and ice caps?
What is the boiling point of water?
what is 212 degrees Fahrenheit
What is runoff?
the flow of water on the earth's surface
Why is the hydrosphere essential to all life on earth?
Provides life to all living systems on Earth
How does the density of water change when frozen?
Water expands as it freezes and becomes less dense
What is infiltration?
The process by which water seeps into the soil in the ground