Oceans, the atmosphere, and groundwater are all ________ in the water cycle.

Water perpetually cycles from the Earth to the atmosphere and back. In the previous sentence, what does "perpetually" mean?

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

What is it called when rainwater contributes to the flow of rivers and streams?

Which of the following options depicts precipitation?

Which of the following describes condensation?

What can you infer from the fact that there is the same amount of water on the planet now as there was one billion years ago?

Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?

How long do molecules of groundwater stay in the ground?

___ is the process by which water is converted from a liquid to a gas.

___ is the process by which water vapor is released by plants.

___ is the process by which water vapor is converted back into liquid water.

Condensation forms ___.

___ is the process by which liquid or solid water falls from clouds back to Earth in the form of snow, rain, sleet, or hail.

After precipitation falls to the ground, it gets absorbed and funneled into streams, rivers, oceans, etc. What is it called when this water is travelling above ground?

After precipitation falls to the ground, it gets absorbed and funneled into streams, rivers, ocean, etc. When this water is travelling BELOW ground, what is it called?

When trees release water vapour through their leaves, this is called _________________

When water evaporates from a plant's leaves, this process is called _____.

What is transpiration?

An underground layer of sand, gravel or rock that stores and carries water

Turns frozen water into water vapors - skipping the melting stage

What are formed when water vapor condenses and come together?

The ability of water molecules to stick to each other, creating surface tension is called:

The fact that water can stick to other substances is called:

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

What is precipitation?

The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called _____________.

What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

What are formed when water vapor condenses and come together?

Is precipitation any form of water that falls back to earth?

When clouds fill with water and can't hold anymore, the water falls from the clouds as -

How water flows and changes within the Earth system

Water changing from liquid to vapor (gas), usually due to the Sun's heat.

Water changing from vapor (gas) to liquid, which can create clouds, fog, and dew.

Water falling from the sky, due to gravity. Can be liquid or ice.

Plants exhaling water into atmosphere.

Animals releasing water into the Earth system through sweat.

Water flowing downhill, through gravity, over the Earth's surface, collecting into streams and rivers.

What force causes water to fall from the sky to Earth's surface, and to flow downhill from the mountains down to sea level?

What source of energy drives the entire Water Cycle?

As water flows through the Water Cycle, it can be stored in various natural reservoirs including:

Water stored or flowing underground is called:

A porous layer of rock underground that can store water is a:

What are clouds made of?

Plants taking up water through their roots.

Any naturally occurring water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids

Seawater or water makes up the oceans and seas, covering more than 70% of the Earth's surface.

When solid dry ice becomes a gas this is called (solid goes straight to a gas without going through the liquid stage).

Saltwater makes up how much of the Earth's water supply?

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

What is precipitation?

The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called _____________.

What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

When water deos not get absorbed into soil or evaporate into the atmosphere it becomes __________.