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Earth Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Evaporation | The process of a liquid turning into a gas |
| Precipitation | The process in which water from the atmosphere falls back on earth in liquid or frozen form |
| Condensation | The process where water vapor becomes a liquid |
| What are the types of precipitation? | Rain, snow, sleet and hail |
| When water is evaporated where is it stored? | Clouds |
| Why are there different types of precipitation? | Because of the temperature |
| The higher the water vapor rises in the atmosphere the __________ it gets? colder or warmer? | colder |
| What is all of the water we see in lakes, rivers, and oceans? | surface water |
| What collects in cracks and spaces in the rocks and sediments beneath Earth's surface? | ground water |
| What can carry pollutants from the soil into rivers and streams? | runoff water |