HYDROLOGIC CYCLE

Question 1

movement of water through the atmosphere

Answer 1

hydrologic cycle / water cycle

Question 2

how many percent of the earth’s surface is covered by water

Answer 2

75%

Question 3

why is water mostly undrinkable

Answer 3

• salty
• frozen

Question 4

two ways water rises

Answer 4

• evaporation
• transpiration

Question 5

heat from the sun changes water from liquid

Answer 5

evaporation

Question 6

evaporation of water from the leaves of plants

Answer 6

transpiration

Question 7

microscopic pores on underside of leaves

Answer 7

stomata

Question 8

changing of water vapor to liquid water or gas goes back to liquid

Answer 8

condensation

Question 9

what is the cause of condensation

Answer 9

• cool temperatures
• moisture is condensed through contact w/ cold bottle

Question 10

what are the effects/result of condensation

Answer 10

clouds

Question 11

falling of water back to the surface of the earth

Answer 11

precipitation

Question 12

examples/types of precipitation

Answer 12

• rain
• snow
• sleet
• hail

Question 13

water runs downhill into rivers, lakes, ocean from precipitation

Answer 13

runoff

Question 14

water soaks into soil and collects as groundwater

Answer 14

infiltration

Question 15

where do drinking water comes from

Answer 15

groundwater

Question 16

why don’t we run out of water

Answer 16

groundwater is recharged by infiltration (will replenish / rehydrate)