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Water Cycle Q & A
Water Cycle Questions and Answers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Can springs have cool or warm water? | Both. Some springs have cool water and some have hot water. If water flows deep in the Earth, the water becomes heated. |
| ? | 97% |
| What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh water? | 3% |
| What is the gaseous form of water? | Water Vapor |
| What percentage of fresh water is in the form of icebergs? | 75% or Three quarters |
| Most fresh water in the atmosphere is the in the form of what? | Water Vapor |
| What percent of fresh water on earth is usable by humans? | 1% |
| Some of Earth's fresh water is deep what? | Groundwater |
| True or False. All Earth's oceans are connected to form a single world ocean? | True |
| Icebergs are formed from frozen what? | Fresh water |
| Where is most fresh water located: underground water OR River and Lake water? | Underground water |
| True or False. The Water Cycle is unnatural and a manmade process? | False. The Water cycle is a natural process. |
| What is the water cycle powered by? | The sun. |
| True or False. The water cycle has no real beginning or end. | True. |
| How do plants take in water? | Through their roots. |
| How do plants give off water? | Through transpiration in their leaves. |
| What are the major processes of Water Cycle? | Evaporation, Condensation, and Precipitation. |
| What does Evaporation change water to? | Water Vapor |
| What produces water vapor from plants? | Transpiration. |
| What forms clouds from water vapor? | Condensed water droplets that combine with dust particles in the atmosphere. |
| Precipitation falls back to the earth in what forms? | Rain, snow, sleet, and hail. |
| Why does water vapor condense (condensation) when it travels far above the earth? | Higher up, air tends to be colder. Cold air holds less water vapor than warm air. It condenses into liquid water. |
| How do clouds form? | Condensed droplets of water clump together around tiny dust particles forming clouds. |
| If groundwater reaches the surface, how does it reenter the water cycle? | It reenters the water cycle by evaporation into the earth's atmosphere. |
| What is the source of all fresh water on the earth's atmosphere? In other words, where does all fresh water come from? | Precipitation. |
| True or False. The rates of evaporation and precipitation are the same and balanced. | True. |
| What are some ways that people use water? | Home use, Agriculture, Industry, Transportation, and Recreation. |
| Some areas of agriculture do not receive adequate amounts of rainfall. What do the do to solve the problem? | Irrigate (irrigation) water to supply water to farm land. |
| How is water essential to living things? | Water is essential to living things to grow, reproduce, and carry out other important processes. |
| Why are icebergs considered the "terror of ships at sea? | Because can cause great damage to ships including sinking them like the Titanic. |
| What do icebergs consist of? | Fresh Water. |
| How do icebergs form? | When glaciers reach the sea coast, large chunks break off forming icebergs. |
| How are icebergs tracked? | They are tracked by using ships, planes, and satellite. |
| Why is it important to track icebergs? | To warn ships and other watercraft of icebergs to prevent accidents. |
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