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Chapter 3.1
What is the Water Cycle
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| water vapor | Water in the form of an invisible gas. |
| humidity | The amount of water vapor in the air. |
| solid | Particles are packed together. |
| liquid | Particles are arranged more loosely. |
| gas | Particles are farther apart than they are in solid or liquid state. |
| In what state does water particles not move around much? | Solid |
| In what state can water particles slide past each other? | Liquid |
| In what state does water particles move around freely? | Gas |
| Name the states of water. | Solid, gas and liquid. |
| evaporate | To change from liquid to a gas. |
| condense | To change from a gas to a liquid. |
| precipitation | Any form of water that falls to the earth from a cloud. |
| runoff | Water that falls onto land and drains off the surface. |
| What are the steps in the water cycle? | Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, groundwater flow, runoff. |
| Raindrops are watet in what form? | Liquid |
| Icicles are water in what form? | Solid |
| When water is a gas, it's called? | water vapor |
| How does air feel with a lot of water vapor? | damp |
| What affects how particles of matter are held together and how they move? | energy |
| How do particles move at lower temperatures? | more slowly |
| How do particles move at higher temperatures? | more quickly |