Water Cycle & States of matter

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What is the process called when water turns into gas?

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Evaporation

Front

What is the main source of energy that powers the water cycle?

Back

The sun

Front

What percentage of the Earth's fresh water is available for drinking?

Back

Less than 1%.

Front

What are the three states of matter that water can exist in?

Back

Solid (ice), liquid (water), and gas (water vapor).

Front

True or False: Water can exist in all three states of matter simultaneously.

Back

True.

Front

What is the process called when water vapor cools and turns back into liquid water?

Back

Condensation.

Front

What is the term for the movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere and back?

Back

The water cycle.

Front

What is the state of water at 0 degrees Celsius?

Back

Solid (ice).

Front

What happens to water when it is heated?

Back

It can turn into gas (water vapor).

Front

What is the process called when liquid water turns into solid ice?

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Freezing.