Water and Ice Exploration Flashcards

Kindergarten · Science · Flashcards

Practice words about water and the different forms it can take.

Flashcards

Water: A liquid that living things need to survive; also exists as ice and vapor
Ice: The solid form of water; forms when water freezes in cold temperatures
Liquid: Water that flows, like rain, rivers, or what you drink
Solid: A hard form of water, like ice or snow
Gas: Water in vapor form; invisible but present in the air
Freeze: When liquid water becomes solid ice because of cold temperatures
Melt: When solid ice becomes liquid water because of warmth
Evaporate: When liquid water becomes water vapor because of heat
Water vapor: Water in gas form that floats in the air
Water cycle: How water moves from rain to rivers to vapor to clouds and back again
Steam: Water vapor you can see rising from very hot water
Snow: Frozen water that falls from the sky as soft white flakes
Puddle: A small amount of liquid water on the ground, often from rain or melted ice