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Water exists in all three states (gas, liquid, solid) in our atmosphere.
The gaseous state is pretty well recognized just as the humidity in the air.
Water, as individual H2O molecules, is dissolved in the air and so one of the component gasses of air along with oxygen, nitrogen and others. There are typically a few grams of water per cubic meter of air all over the world.
Liquid water is also known in several forms in the air. When one sees a mist, one is seeing tiny droplets of liquid water. Fog is the same. Steam is the same. Obviously, rain is an example of liquid water even the though we don't think of it as being there for very long. In fact, some of the lower clouds we see in the sky contain liquid water drops that are so small they are not falling as rain.
But, the subject of clouds brings us to the solid state of water in the air. As we know, snow is solid water and certainly comes to us through the atmosphere. Many people think that snow is water that has frozen on its trip down from the clouds. While that is possible, what is most common is that the clouds we see high in the atmosphere contain ice crystals. Temperature drops pretty rapidly as we go up in altitude and it does not take much height before water vapor condenses out and then turns into tiny ice crystals that appears to us as clouds.
The ice and liquid water in clouds is described nicely on Wikipedia.
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What Water can be found in three states.?
Water exists in three states- solid, liquid, and gaseous
What are other substances that exist in all the three states of matter?
(*There are four, or technically five states of matter, including solid, liquid, gas, and plasma, and the exotic Einstein-Bose condensates.)On the surface of Earth, the most common substance is water, which has a comparatively narrow range of temperatures separating its phases: ice below 0 degrees Celsius, water from 0 to 100 degrees Celsius, and steam above 100 degrees Celsius. Almost every substance has a 'triple point' where at the correct temperature and pressure it exists in all three states at once (solid, liquid gas). Further to that, at the 'critical point' there exists no distinct phase boundaries for a substance.
What exist three physical states?
MatterWater... it exists as a gas (steam), a liquid (water) and solid (ice).
In what three states does water exist?
Water exists in liquid, (water); solid, (ice); and gaseous (steam) form.
Why does water exist in three states?
Water and almost any other substance in the universe can exist in three states of Solid, liquid and gas. All that is required is energy input. If water is heated enough, it is given energy. That energy has to go somewhere. The energy causes the molecules to move about rapidly and escape the surface of the water and thus become vapor. Similarly, if water has energy removed (cooled), the molecules cling together because they do not have enough energy to move around. The water becomes a solid. So matter (not just water) exists in three states because it is energetically favorable for it to do so.
Is water the only naturally occurring substance that exists in all three states of matter simultaneously?
not sure
What substance in the atmosphere exists as a solid liquid and a gas?
Water exists in our atmosphere in all three states. It is one of the features of water that makes it key to our survival. The other interesting thing about water is the fact that as a solid it is less dense than it is as a liquid which means ice will float in water. This allows fish to survive through the winter freezing of lakes and ponds.
Can water be found in three states.?
Water exists in three states- solid, liquid, and gaseous
What Water can be found in three states.?
Water exists in three states- solid, liquid, and gaseous
What are the three states of a substance essential for life on Earth?
solid, liquid and gas are the three states of a substance essential for life on earth.
What substance that exists in all three stats of matter at normal temperature and pressure?
it is water
What is the only substance that exists in three states?
Water is not the only substance that can exist in three states. Look at table of elements. Everything has melting point and boiling point. All matter has it's own unique properties. Take Mercury for example it has ability to evaporate at higher temperatures, it is liquid at room temperature and if you cool it down it will crystallize.
In what states can water be found?
Water exists in three states- solid, liquid, and gaseous
What are the three physical forms in which a substance can exist?
They are the three states of matter.SolidLiquidGas
What is the one substance that can exists in all three status?
Water/ice/vapour together at the triple point. Many things can exist in all 3 states, but not all at the same time and temperature.
Name a substance other than water that exists in solid liquid and gas?
Any substance can be a liquid, solid or gas, provided it has the right amount of energy; water is the only one to naturally occur in all three states on Earth, though.
What three states does water exists?
Water exists in liquid, (water); solid, (ice); and gaseous (steam) form.
