The Water Cycle

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Examine the illustration of the water cycle. Use it to answer this question: Look at the arrows on the diagram. In what direction do they show the water cycle moving?

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clockwise

Front

Examine the illustration of the water cycle. Use it to answer the question. Look at the arrows. Which arrow shows the evaporation stage of the water cycle?

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When warm, evaporated air rises, it cools and begins to turn into liquid again. This part of the water cycle is called:

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condensation

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Why is warm air less dense?

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There are fewer particles and there is more room for them to move around.

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Why wasn't Richardson's method of predicting the weather very practical?

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It took too long to calculate all of the data.

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When moisture is released from the leaves of trees into the air it is called:

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transpiration

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What does condensation look like in the sky?

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It looks like clouds

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Where do rivers have their headwaters?

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You will find headwaters in the mountains

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What is runoff?

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Water that runs off the surface of the Earth into rivers and lakes.

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Permeable rocks and soils

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have tiny holes or pores in them that water passes through