Water Study Cards

Front 1

In the water cycle, heat is absorbed during?

Back 1

evaporation

Front 2

Water is in a gas state in?

Back 2

atmosphere

Front 3

After the layer in the ground of the rocks that water can pass between, It comes to a layer of?

Back 3

solid rock

Front 4

Precipitation in the form of very small pieces of ice is?

Back 4

sleet

Front 5

When it rains water passes through the soil into the?

Back 5

pore spaces

Front 6

Which is not a part of the water cycle?
evaporation, condensation, precipitation or melting.

Back 6

melting

Front 7

During high or low tide does the ocean not come up high on the shore?

Back 7

low tide

Front 8

Tides are caused by the pull of?
between the __, ___, and ___

Back 8

gravity earth moon and sun

Front 9

The upper area of groundwater is called?

Back 9

soilwater

Front 10

The least amount of Earth's water is found in?

Back 10

soil, groundwater, lakes and rivers

Front 11

For a well to produce water, its bottom must be below the?

Back 11

water table

Front 12

Precipitation that does not soak in the ground or soil or evaporates is?

Back 12

runoff

Front 13

The tiny spaces between the particles of soil that lets liquid and gasses pass through are called?

Back 13

pore spaces

Front 14

Groundwater is stored in?

Back 14

porous rock

Front 15

In the water cycle, heat is released during?

Back 15

condensation

Front 16

Condensed water droplets in the atmosphere form?

Back 16

clouds

Front 17

Water vapor particles in the atmosphere lose heat energy, slow down, and ?

Back 17

Condense

Front 18

The up and down movement of the water is called a?

Back 18

wave

Front 19

Water stored in spaces and cracks of underground rock is called?

Back 19

groundwater

Front 20

Water mixed with waste is?

Back 20

sewage

Front 21

Water moves very quickly through ______ pore spaces.

Back 21

large

Front 22

Two causes of water pollution is?

Back 22

humans and industry

Front 23

Most of the earth's water is?

Back 23

saltwater

Front 24

Deep ocean currents occur where the water is?

Back 24

Cold and salty

Front 25

Rain, snow, hail, and sleet are forms of?

Back 25

precipitation

Front 26

The three steps of the water cycle are

Back 26

condensation evaporation and precipitation

Front 27

A liquid is passed through materials that remove impurities. This process is called?

Back 27

filtration

Front 28

Plants lose water through their leaves in a process called?

Back 28

transpiration

Front 29

The most common way to get water is by digging a?

Back 29

well

Front 30

Winds cause oceans to have?

Back 30

waves

Front 31

Most of Earth's water is found in?

Back 31

Ocean and Seas

Front 32

Moving water to farms in dry places is called?

Back 32

irrigation

Front 33

The form in which the precipitation falls depends on?

Back 33

temperature

Front 34

Water in the atmosphere is a gas called?

Back 34

water vapor

Front 35

Clouds are formed when the water?

Back 35

condenses

Front 36

The use of water saving methods is called?

Back 36

conservation

Front 37

Factors that affect runoff are soil type and?

Back 37

precipitation

Front 38

When waves move against the shore and wear away the land, it is called?

Back 38

erosion

Front 39

When there is little or no precipitation, a ____________ may occur?

Back 39

drought

Front 40

The process in which water particles change from a liquid to a gas is called?

Back 40

evaporation

Front 41

Precipitation that does not soak into the soil is called?

Back 41

runoff

Front 42

Water exsists in three states. What are they?

Back 42

solid, liquid, and gas

Front 43

Water suitable for human use is found in _________ and ___________

Back 43

goundwater and rivers