Water Study Cards
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- In the water cycle, heat is absorbed during?
- evaporation
- Water is in a gas state in?
- atmosphere
- After the layer in the ground of the rocks that water can pass between, It comes to a layer of?
- solid rock
- Precipitation in the form of very small pieces of ice is?
- sleet
- When it rains water passes through the soil into the?
- pore spaces
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Which is not a part of the water cycle?
evaporation, condensation, precipitation or melting. - melting
- During high or low tide does the ocean not come up high on the shore?
- low tide
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Tides are caused by the pull of?
between the __, ___, and ___ - gravity earth moon and sun
- The upper area of groundwater is called?
- soilwater
- The least amount of Earth's water is found in?
- soil, groundwater, lakes and rivers
- For a well to produce water, its bottom must be below the?
- water table
- Precipitation that does not soak in the ground or soil or evaporates is?
- runoff
- The tiny spaces between the particles of soil that lets liquid and gasses pass through are called?
- pore spaces
- Groundwater is stored in?
- porous rock
- In the water cycle, heat is released during?
- condensation
- Condensed water droplets in the atmosphere form?
- clouds
- Water vapor particles in the atmosphere lose heat energy, slow down, and ?
- Condense
- The up and down movement of the water is called a?
- wave
- Water stored in spaces and cracks of underground rock is called?
- groundwater
- Water mixed with waste is?
- sewage
- Water moves very quickly through ______ pore spaces.
- large
- Two causes of water pollution is?
- humans and industry
- Most of the earth's water is?
- saltwater
- Deep ocean currents occur where the water is?
- Cold and salty
- Rain, snow, hail, and sleet are forms of?
- precipitation
- The three steps of the water cycle are
- condensation evaporation and precipitation
- A liquid is passed through materials that remove impurities. This process is called?
- filtration
- Plants lose water through their leaves in a process called?
- transpiration
- The most common way to get water is by digging a?
- well
- Winds cause oceans to have?
- waves
- Most of Earth's water is found in?
- Ocean and Seas
- Moving water to farms in dry places is called?
- irrigation
- The form in which the precipitation falls depends on?
- temperature
- Water in the atmosphere is a gas called?
- water vapor
- Clouds are formed when the water?
- condenses
- The use of water saving methods is called?
- conservation
- Factors that affect runoff are soil type and?
- precipitation
- When waves move against the shore and wear away the land, it is called?
- erosion
- When there is little or no precipitation, a ____________ may occur?
- drought
- The process in which water particles change from a liquid to a gas is called?
- evaporation
- Precipitation that does not soak into the soil is called?
- runoff
- Water exsists in three states. What are they?
- solid, liquid, and gas
- Water suitable for human use is found in _________ and ___________
- goundwater and rivers