Water Cycle & Human Impact

Front

Describe the role of plants in the movement of water through the water cycle.

Back

Plants absorb water and release it back into the atmosphere through transpiration.

Front

What is the likely cause of the turtle deaths after a chemical spill in a nearby lake?

Back

The lake water mixed with the spilled chemical and created a toxic pollutant.

Front

During a summer of extreme drought, what can we expect to happen to the surface water stored in ponds and lakes?

Back

Water levels will decrease because there is more evaporation and transpiration.

Front

Which activity could cause the water table of ground water to go down?

Back

Concrete covering the soil blocking infiltration from taking place.

Front

Energy power source for starting the continuous process of the water cycle. Without this, there would be NO water cycle.

Back

the sun

Front

How does the sun's energy contribute to the water cycle process?

Back

It heats the water, causing it to evaporate into the atmosphere

Front

When water is heated by the sun, the atmospheric conditions change the state of water from a liquid to a gas. Which step is this in the water cycle?

Back

evaporation

Front

Identify the step in which water returns to Earth's surface from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow.

Back

precipitation

Front

When water cools and condenses, clouds form as water droplets clump around tiny dust particles. What step is this in the water cycle?

Back

condensation

Front

The precipitation that runs off the land and eventually flows into oceans, rivers, or lakes is called ______.

Back

runoff