ESS.5.1.4 (5.P.2.1) #1: Schoolnet

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What must occur before clouds can form?

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Water vapor must lose heat energy.

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Why did Jamal's swimming pool water level decrease over time?

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There was evaporation caused by the sun.

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How does an increase in water temperature caused by the sun impact the water cycle?

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It causes evaporation.

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How does the sun’s energy affect a plant’s role in the water cycle?

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Increased energy from the sun increases transpiration.

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How does water from the ocean return to lakes in the mountains?

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The sun’s energy causes evaporation of the ocean’s water, which condenses into clouds, precipitates, and refills bodies of water in the mountains.

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What is evaporation?

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The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas.

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What is transpiration?

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The process by which water is absorbed by plants and released as vapor into the atmosphere.

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What role does the sun play in the water cycle?

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The sun provides energy that drives evaporation and transpiration.

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What is condensation?

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The process by which water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water, forming clouds.

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What is precipitation?

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Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.