Water Words

Water Words

Words which help us describe different aspects of our water cycle:

 

Evaporation: the process in which liquid water turns into a gas (water vapor)

 

Condensation: the process in which water in the air turns into liquid water

(clouds, fog, dew and white frost are all forms of condensation)

 

Precipitation: the word we use to describe water which falls from the sky

(rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all forms of precipitation)

 

Transpiration: the process in which plants absorb water through their roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves

Vapor Transport: the movement of water through the atmosphere, specifically from over the oceans to over land

 

Special Itinerary Project for January

Use the above post, Water Words, to help find answers to the questions below.

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Special Itinerary January 2016- Water Use Awareness

Using the word pool below, complete the following statements.

      precipitation      solid        liquid       1%             gas(vapor)

      4-5 gallons            evaporation     water cycle     97%        hours

      Bull Run Reservoir          water     condensation

 

The earth has a limited amount of ______. The same water keeps going around the planet in a process called the ________________________.

 

The three states of water are: ____________,______________, and ____________(____________)_. 

 

The average person needs __________________ of clean water each day to survive.

 

Millions of women and children spend several _____________ each day collecting water.

 

Less than ______ of the world’s fresh water is readily accessible for direct human use.

 

______________________ is the word we use to describe water which falls from clouds in the sky. 

 

________________ is the process in which water vapor in the air turns into liquid water. 

 

_________________ is the process in which a liquid turns into a gas(vapor).

 

____________________________ is where Portland’s drinking water comes from.

 

More than___­­­___ of the earth’s water is salt water. 

 

On the back: list three things you can do to use less water.