Wet World

Question 1

What are the 4 stages of the water cycle?

Answer 1

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection

Question 2

Evaporation?

Answer 2

Evaporation - the sun heats water liquid which turns into gas called water vapour

Question 3

Condensation?

Answer 3

Condensation - the water vapour cools in the sky and turns back into water liquid

Question 4

Precipitation?

Answer 4

Precipitation - the water droplets become bigger and heavier and fall from the sky as rain or snow

Question 5

Collection?

Answer 5

Collection - when water hits the land, some of it flows into rivers

Question 6

Difference between weather and climate

Answer 6

The difference: is a measure of time.

Weather is the condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time in a place.

Climate is how the atmosphere behaves over a longer period of time.

Question 7

Causes of flooding

Answer 7

Heavy rain
Overflowing rivers
Broken dams
Melting snow and ice 
Strong winds lead to high tides

Question 8

Water surplus areas

Answer 8

Where supply exceeds demand and these are known as water surplus areas.

There is excess (too much) water available.

Eg. If some areas experience high levels of rainfall but have a low population density (a measurement of population by unit area)