Questions and Answers
What is the primary source of sublimation on earth?
Ice sheets covering the poles
How does evaporation differ from evapotranspiration?
Evaporation takes place on the surface of water bodies, but evapotranspiration occurs through plants' leaves.
In which phase change does snow or ice change directly into water vapor?
Sublimation
What contributes to a large percentage of water in the atmosphere?
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At what altitudes does water vapor eventually cool down to form clouds?
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What role does the sun play in powering evaporation on earth?
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What must be present for water vapours to condense into water droplets?
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What is the process called when water droplets freeze and fall as snow or hail?
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Where does rainwater primarily go through the process of infiltration?
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What can happen if the water from rainfall does not form aquifers?
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What would happen to the temperature on Earth without the evaporative cooling effect of the water cycle?
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What do raindrops pick up in polluted cities while falling from the clouds?
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