The Water
Cycle
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Answer the following questions.
- Define "water cycle".
- What fraction of the earth’s surface
is covered in water?
- What percentage of all the Earth’s
water is in a form that is useable to humans and land animals?
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Answer the following questions.
- Evaporation is the process where a liquid changes
from its __________ state to a ___________ state.
- Why is evaporated water so clean?
- Condensation occurs when a ____________ is
changed into a __________.
- Condensation is the opposite of ____________.
- When the ________________ and ___________________
are right, the small droplets of water in clouds form larger droplets
and precipitation occurs.
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Answer the following questions.
- Using the terms "evaporation", "condensation",
and "precipitation", explain the water cycle in your own words.
- What factor is most important in determining
whether water is a solid, liquid, or gas?
- Is the amount of water on Earth always changing
or is it a constant amount?