Water Cycle

Front

What controls whether water is a gas, liquid, or solid ice?

Back

The temperature of the water.

Front

When the temperature of a sample of water is -5 C, the water is ______?

Back

Solid.

Front

What do we call the gas form of water as it changes from liquid to gas during evaporation?

Back

Water vapor.

Front

The _______ is the movement of water into the air as water vapor and back to Earth's surface as precipitation.

Back

Water cycle.

Front

Water is found in three forms, or states. What are the 3 states of water?

Back

Solid, liquid, and gas.

Front

What is evaporation in the water cycle?

Back

The process where liquid water turns into water vapor.

Front

What is condensation in the water cycle?

Back

The process where water vapor cools and turns back into liquid water.

Front

What is precipitation in the water cycle?

Back

Any form of water that falls from clouds to the Earth's surface, such as rain, snow, or sleet.

Front

What is the term for the process of water soaking into the ground?

Back

Infiltration.

Front

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

Back

The sun provides heat that causes evaporation.