Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Water Cycle & Earth Science

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
When water turns to a gas   evaporation  
🗑
When gas turns back into a liquid   condensation  
🗑
Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices of rock   ground water  
🗑
An interval of time during which a sequence of recurring successions of events takes place   cycle  
🗑
The cycles of processes by which water circulates between the Earth’s oceans, atmosphere and land involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration   water cycle  
🗑
The process when a plant absorbs water through the roots and then gives off water vapor through the pores of the leaves   transpiration  
🗑
The draining away of water carried from the surface   runoff  
🗑
To spin or make a circular motion on its own axis   rotation/rotate  
🗑
To go all the way around   revolution/revolve  
🗑
Resources that CAN be replaced in a short amount of time. (Soil, sun, crops, people, plants, trees, air, animals and water   renewable resources  
🗑
Resources that CANNOT be replaced quickly. Takes millions of years. (Coal, oil, natural gas, silver, gold, diamonds, aluminum and gems)   nonrenewable resources  
🗑
Made from crops and can be used as an alternative resource like ethanol for our cars   biofuels  
🗑
The wise use and protection of natural resources   conservation  
🗑
Converting waste into reusable materials   recycle  
🗑
The general weather over a long period of time   climate  
🗑
The day to day conditions of our atmosphere that can change in an instant   weather  
🗑
The amount of moisture in the air   humidity  
🗑
Rain, snow, sleet, hail or fog   precipitation  
🗑
The gradual gathering or rain or snow   accumulation  
🗑
When the temperature drops to 0 degrees Celsius   freezing  
🗑
Earthquake, landslide, hurricane, tsunami and volcano   rapid changes to the Earth's surface  
🗑
Weathering, erosion and deposition   slow changes to the Earth's surface  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: kristel.cruz
Popular Science sets