In the sky, water is cooling into water droplets. They come together to form clouds. This is called ___________.
Condensation
When water is heated by the sun and rises up, it is called _________.
Evaporation
Where does the heat come from during evaporation?
The sun
What turns water into vapour (gas)?
Heat
___________ is when rain, sleet, hail, or snow falls to the ground.
Precipitation
Precipitation is water in any form falling from the sky. Rain is a form of precipitation. Can you name another form?
sleet, hail, or snow
Evaporation is when water changes from a liquid to a ______.
gas
Condensation is the change of water from gas to ______.
liquid
The clouds get too _____ before the rain or snow falls. a) heavy b) fluffy c) grey
heavy
During condensation, is the gas cooling down or heating up?
Cooling down
The earth has a limited amount of water. True or false?
True. The amount of water on Earth doesn't change. The earth has a specific amount of water that moves from the ocean to the atmosphere and back to Earth again.