Water Cycle Gizmo Exam Questions and
Answers
What percent of earths water is found in the ocean? - ANSWER✔✔-97%
How does the sun cause water to move from the oceans to the atmosphere? - ANSWER✔✔-It
evaporates into the atmosphere
How do clouds form? - ANSWER✔✔-Water vapor condenses into tiny water droplets
What causes it to rain? - ANSWER✔✔-Water droplets get large, and heavy enough to drop from there
cloud back down to the ground. (Rain)
What percentage of earths water can be found in soil? - ANSWER✔✔-.005%
What percent of earths water is found in ice and glaciers? - ANSWER✔✔-1.9%
What percentage of earths freshwater is stored in ice and snow? - ANSWER✔✔-68.7%
What percentage of earths freshwater is in lakes? - ANSWER✔✔-.009%
What is transpiration? - ANSWER✔✔-Plants use there roots to absorb water from soil, and release water
vapor from there leaves in the process of transpiration.
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