Ch 5: Water in the World

What is the primary method by which water returns from the atmosphere to the surface of the Earth?

Where is most of Earth's fresh water found?

What happens when cloud particles become too heavy to remain airborne?

Which of the following bodies of water holds about 97% of Earth's water but is mostly not potable due to salinity?

Where does excess water flow over the surface when it doesn't infiltrate into the soil?

What is the second-largest reserve of fresh water on Earth?

Which component of fresh water includes lakes, swamps, and rivers?

What percentage of the world's water is fresh?

Where is the majority of Earth's fresh water locked up?

What is the primary reason why ice floats on water?

Which state of water is characterized by fluidity and conforms to the shape of its container?

What is the process by which water vapor cools and condenses into water droplets, forming clouds?

Which process releases water vapor into the air from both water bodies and plants?

What happens when water vapor cools and condenses into tiny droplets?

Which state of water mainly covers about 71% of the Earth's surface?

What drives the continuous movement of water within the Earth and its atmosphere?

Which process includes both evaporation from water bodies and transpiration from plants?

What do we call liquid water when it evaporates into the air?

What is the primary importance of precipitation in the water cycle?

Which of the following holds about 97% of Earth's water but is mostly not potable due to its salinity?

What is the significance of infiltration and runoff in the water cycle?

Where is the second-largest reserve of fresh water found on Earth?

What component of fresh water includes lakes, swamps, and rivers?

What is the primary method by which most of Earth's fresh water is stored?

How does excess water flow over the surface when it doesn't infiltrate into the soil?

What unique characteristic of ice makes it float on liquid water?

Which process describes the transformation of water vapor into water droplets that form clouds?

What percentage of Earth's surface is covered by liquid water?

During the evapotranspiration process, where does the released water vapor go?

What drives the continuous movement of water within the Earth and its atmosphere?

In which state is water characterized by fluidity and the ability to conform to the shape of its container?

When cloud particles become too heavy to remain airborne, what type of precipitation occurs?

What is the primary purpose of precipitation in the hydrological cycle?

Which component holds the second-largest reserve of fresh water on Earth?

How does excess water primarily return to bodies of water like rivers, lakes, and oceans?

Which type of water body holds about 97% of Earth's water but is mostly not potable due to its salinity?

What percentage of Earth's surface is covered by fresh water?

Which process is responsible for replenishing groundwater supplies?

What is the primary role of icecaps and glaciers in the global water distribution?

Which aspect of water significantly influences weather patterns?

What is the primary factor that drives the hydrological cycle?

Which process involves the transformation of water from a gaseous state to tiny droplets that form clouds?

What causes ice to float on liquid water?

Which of the following represents the majority of Earth's water but is mostly non-potable due to its salinity?

What is the primary source of water vapor in the atmosphere?

In the hydrological cycle, what do clouds primarily result from?

'Liquid Water' is characterized by which of the following properties?

'Water Vapor' transitions into liquid form through which process?

'Ice (Solid)' floats due to which unique property?