water cycle Flashcards
(25 cards)
what is evoperation
evoporation occur when a liquid changes into gas and occur at a range of temperatur
where does evoparation occur
surface of the liquid
what happen to ke during evoparation
they move faster
what happen to the intermoleculer space during evoparation
force of acttraction decreases and the inter molecular space increases
what is condenseation
when gas change to liquid
what happen to ke in condensation
lose energy and mov slower
what happen to intermoleculer space in condensation
force of attraction increases and the intermolecular space increases
what is freezing
liquid changing to solid
what happen to ke during freezing
lose energy and vibrate in the position
what happen to the attraction during freezing
get stronger and are able to stop the particles from moving freely
what is melting
solid changing to liquid
what happen to ke in melting
require heat to transform into ke allowing the particles to move
when does melting occur
specific temperature known as the melting point
what is ke
movment of particles due to heating
proporties of matter are
all matter is made up of small particles
the particles are moving all the time
heavier particle move slowly than lighter particles at the same temperature
what is diffusion
random movment of particles from high concentrston to lower concentration until they are evenly distributed
what are the stages involved in water cycle
evoparation
condensation
precipitation
runoff
what happen to sea water during evoparation
salanity of sea water increases
what are the factors effecting rate of evoparation
temperature, wind increases evoparation
humidity decreases evoparation
rainfall decreases evoparation
what is precipitation
water realesed from cloud in form of rain or snow
what precipitation help in forming
land based ince in cold region
how does run off occur
by flowing into a river or through ground water
what is surface run off
due to rain and melting ice and snow causes surface runoff this result in the dissolving of mineral and nutrients from land to sea
what are the benifit of sarface run off
it help many algea phytoplankton to grow which is feed by other organism