Unit 4: The Water Planet

Front

What is the process of liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid called?

Back

Evaporation

Front

Where does water evaporate from and what does it become in the atmosphere?

Back

Water evaporates from oceans and lakes and becomes water vapor in the atmosphere.

Front

What are the three things necessary for photosynthesis?

Back

Water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight.

Front

What is the evaporation of water from plants called?

Back

Transpiration

Front

What is the process of a gas changing to a liquid called?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the hydrosphere?

Back

The hydrosphere is all the water on and below Earth’s surface and in the atmosphere.

Front

What is specific heat?

Back

Specific heat is the amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of material by 1 degree Celsius.

Front

What is the water cycle?

Back

The series of natural processes by which water continually moves throughout the hydrosphere.

Front

What are the stages of the water cycle?

Back

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, and storage.

Front

Where is most of the freshwater on earth found?

Back

In glaciers.