Question

5. Practice: Fill in the two processes that cause each of the following transitions.

A. Ocean -> Cloud
B. Cloud → Glacier

Answer 1

Ocean to clouds:When warmed by the sun, water on the surface of oceans and freshwater bodies evaporates, forming a vapor. Water vapor rises into the atmosphere, where it condenses, forming clouds. It then falls back to the ground as precipitation. Moisture can also enter the atmosphere directly from ice or snow.

Cloud→ Glacier: The moisture then cools and condenses onto dust in the atmosphere to form clouds. Once in cloud form, this water will STAY in the atmosphere until it precipitates to the ground and collects in GLACIERS, LAKES, or OCEANS.

Answer 2

A. Evaporation & Condensation

B. Precipitation & Freezing

Step-by-step explanation:

A. From ocean to cloud --> The water on the surface of ocean must evaporate to form water vapor. Then the water vapor must rise to the atmosphere and condense to form clouds.

B. From cloud to glaciers --> The water in the cloud must precipitate to fall down to the ground as rain. Then the rain gets freezes to form glaciers.