Go With the Flow
What do we call a stream that flows into a larger river?
What is a tributary?
What percentage of Earth's water is freshwater?
What is 2.5%?
What process turns liquid water into water vapor?
What is evaporation?
What provides the energy to drive the water cycle?
What is The Sun?
True or False: There is the same amount of water on Earth today as there was millions of years ago
What is true?
What is the largest source of surface water on Earth?
What is the ocean?
Most of Earth's freshwater is found in which two places?
What is Glaciers/Ice Caps and Ground Water?
What happens when water vapor cools and forms clouds?
What is condensation?
What is it called when solid ice changes directly into water vapor?
What is Sublimation?
What do we call the movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again?
What is the water cycle?
What is the term for the area of land drained by a river system?
What is a watershed?
What do we call water stored underground in layers of rock?
What is Groundwater?
What stage of the water cycle involves water soaking into the ground?
What is Infiltration?
Why does warm air hold more water vapor than cold air?
What is density (Warm air is less dense and can hold more moisture)?
Which stage of the water cycle replenishes groundwater?
What is Infiltration?
What do we call the point where a river meets the ocean?
What is the mouth of the river?
What type of freshwater source is easiest for humans to access?
What are rivers and lakes?
What process occurs when plants release water vapor?
What is transpiration?
What process is responsible for creating rain, snow, or sleet?
What is Precipitation?
How does deforestation affect the water cycle?
What is reduces transpiration (which disrupts rainfall patterns)?