The ways by which water is expressed in the environment.
Answer to Problem 1BYL
Water in the environment is mainly expressed as water droplets, ice crystals, and vapors.
Explanation of Solution
Water exists in three forms in the atmosphere: solid (ice), liquid (liquid water), and gas (water vapors). In all the three forms, water is expressed differently. In the solid ice form, water is expressed as snow, on the surface of the Earth. It can also be present in the clouds as very tiny crystals of ice.
In the liquid form, water is expressed as small droplets that form clouds, as raindrops falling from on to the surface, and as large water bodies that are present on the surface of the Earth.
In the gaseous form, water is expressed as invisible water vapors in the atmosphere. These vapors form the clouds after condensation.
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