Water & the Sun

Water & the Sun

Open Ended

What happens to water eventually?

• evaporation occurs when sunlight warms the surface of the water.

Multiple Choice

Sam kept some water out side in the sun next day he saw nothing in the glass what happen to the water?

• It disappeared

• It evaporated

• Magic

• The heat from the sun makes the water molecules move faster and faster, until they move so fast they escape as a gas.

Multiple Choice

What causes evaporation to happen?

• the wind

• the air

• the sun

• rocks

The Ocean

• About 71 percent of the Earth's surface is water-covered

• The oceans hold about 96.5 percent of all Earth's water. 

Multiple Choice

Where is most of the water on Earth found?

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Oceans

• Pools

Multiple Choice

What happens to some of the water in the ocean?

• It freezes

• It evaporates

• It melts

• It turns green

The Sun's role

• The sun provides what almost everything on Earth needs to go—energy, or heat.

Multiple Choice

What does the Sun provide on Earth?

• Gravity

• Energy

• Moonlight

Heat causes liquid and frozen water to evaporate into water vapor gas, which rises high in the sky to form clouds

Multiple Choice

What causes water to evaporate?

• The Earth's rotation

• Gravity

• The Moon

• The Sun

The Water Cycle

• The water cycle is the path that all water follows as it moves around Earth in different states.

Multiple Choice

What do you think powers the water cycle?

• The Moon

• gravity

• water

• The sun