In the sky, water is cooling into water droplets. They come together to form clouds. This is called ___________.
Condensation
The clouds get too _____ before the rain or snow falls. a) heavy b) fluffy c) grey
heavy
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
Condensation is the change of water from gas to ______.
liquid
Evaporation is when water changes from a liquid to a ______.
gas
___________ is when rain, sleet, hail, or snow falls to the ground.
Precipitation
What turns water into vapour (gas)?
Heat
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.
When water is heated by the sun and rises up, it is called _________.
Evaporation
Where does the heat come from during evaporation?
The sun
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