(Hydrosphere)

Question 1

_____ is a dynamic mass of water that interacts with each
of Earth’s spheres through the water cycle/hydrologic cycle.

Answer 1

Hydrosphere

Question 2

❑______ is the transfer of
water from the surface of the
Earth to the atmosphere.

Answer 2

Evaporation

Question 3

❑ Evaporation from snow and ice,
the direct conversion from solid to
vapour, is known as_____.

Answer 3

Sublimation

Question 4

❑_______ is the evaporation
of water through minute pores, or
stomata, in the leaves of plants.

Answer 4

Transpiration

Question 5

❑ _____ is the production of
fluids secreted by
the sweat glands in the skin of
mammals.

Answer 5

Perspiration

Question 6

❑The transition process from the
vapour state to the liquid state is
called _____.

Answer 6

condensation.

Question 8

❑ By condensation, water vapour
in the atmosphere is released to
form_______.

Answer 8

precipitation

Question 9

❑The _____ is the frozen
water part of the Earth’s
system.

❑ These are primarily located
near the poles and at high
altitudes.

Answer 9

Cryosphere

Question 10

______is ground that continuously
remains frozen for two or more years,
located on land or under the ocean.

Answer 10

Permafrost

Question 11

_____ are made of fallen snow that,
over many years, compresses into
large, thickened ice masses. Due to
sheer mass, it flows like very slow
rivers.

Answer 11

Glacier

Question 12

____ is simply frozen ocean water. It
forms, grows, and melts in the ocean.

Answer 12

Sea ice

Question 13

An ____ is ice that broke off
from glaciers or shelf ice and is
floating in open water.

Answer 13

iceberg

Question 14

_____ is a precipitation in the form of
ice crystals.

Answer 14

Snow

Question 15

_____ is made from fresh water and
freezes as a smooth layer, unlike sea ice,
which develops into various forms and
shapes because of the constant
turbulence of ocean water.

Answer 15

Lake ice