Question | Answer |
the process of turning from water/liquid to water vapor | evaporation |
list three forms of precipitation | rain, snow, hail, sleet |
the process of turning water vapor back into little droplets of water | condensation |
___________ of our planet is covered with water | two-thirds or 70% |
Puddles get smaller and smaller due to ____________. | evaporation |
Water exists on earth in three forms. List all three. | solid, liquid, gas |
Precipitation occurs when... | clouds get too heavy with condensation |
The water cycle is the movement of water from the ________ into the _______ and then back _________________ again. | Earth, sky, back down to Earth |
What percent of the water on Earth is salt water? | 97% |
What percent of the water on Earth is fresh water? | 3% |
Saltwater is found in _____________ and _____________ | oceans, saltwater lakes |
List three place freshwater is found. | rivers, ponds, lakes, streams, and underground |
The sun heats water on the surface of the Earth, and causes it to ______________. | evaporate |
Define transpiration | movement of water out of plants |
The type of cloud depends on how ____________________. | high up in the atmosphere the water condenses |
The blanket os air that covers the Earth is known as the _______. | Atmosphere |
What are the three main types of clouds? | Stratus, Cumulus, Cirrus |
Name three cloud types that occur above 18,000 feet | cirrus, altostratus, altocumulus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus |
Nimbostratus clouds produce ____________. | precipitation |
What do the words nimbo and nimbus mean? | precipitation producing clouds |
What type of clouds look like big fluffy balls of cotton? | cumulus clouds |
What are the three main parts of the water cycle? | evaporation, condensation, precipitation |