Chapter 7- Water Matching
| The temperature of air high in the clouds is often much _______ than the temperature of the air closer to the ground. |
| What would happen if water did not continuously move through the environment? |
| Could precipitation occur before evaporation? |
| No, water must first evaporate into the atmosphere before it can condense and fall back to Earth as precipitation. |
| How could pollutants get into groundwater? |
| It is possible for chemicals to wash off from farm fields, parking lots, or lawns and sink into groundwater. |
| What acts as a filter to remove small particles from water that flows through it? |
| What is it called when the water falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail? |
| Why do cities and towns treat water before it is sent to homes? |
| To filter out harmful chemicals and bacteria. |
| Most clouds over North America are made of what? |
| What affects the forming of clouds? |
| After sunrise, the sun heats the Earth, causing what to evaporate due to the warmer temperatures? |
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