How Big Is A Raindrop 🤔 Flashcards
What various forms does water exist on earth? (8)
Water vapour in the atmosphere Liquid water droplets Solid ice crystals in clouds Liquid water in ocean Lakes Rivers Underground Solid ice in snow and glaciers
Where is the vast majority of water on earth?
In the oceans
Each type of location where water resides is called …. ?
A reservoir
Where do you find reservoirs of water?
Ocean Rivers Lakes Underground water Soil moisture Ice and snow Atmosphere Plants and animals
In what form does water fall on to the Earth?
It falls as rain, snow, sleet and hail
This is called precipitation
What is the typical distance of a water droplet in a cloud?
One hundred-thousandth of a metre
1/100000 m
Or
0.00001 m
What is the typical distance across a water droplet in millimetres?
1/100 mm or 0.01 mm
What is the second biggest water reservoir on earth?
Ice and snow
The underwater ground reservoir is a much bigger reservoir than……?
All the water held in lakes
Compared to rivers how much more water do animals/plants hold?
About double the amount
What is meant by the term transpiration?
Plants draw water from the soil which they carry to the surface of their leaves
When this water comes in to contact with the air it evaporates
How does water move away from the earth towards the atmosphere?
Through
Evaporation
Transpiration
If a raindrop was the earth how big would an atom be?
The size of a tennis ball
How small can water be to still be considered water?
Right down to a water molecule
