Water Cycle

​Water Cycle

Open Ended

List as many steps as you can of the water cycle.

...a pattern of steps that move water throughout the Earth.
-this cycle helps to maintain life on Earth.
-DRIVEN BY THE SUN

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​The water cycle is...

​Water goes up in the form of gas.

​​Evaporation

​Water starts to change into liquid form and creates clouds.

Condensation

Water falls from the sky in liquid (and sometimes solid) form.

​​Precipitation

​Water drains down sloped areas toward sea level.

Runoff

​Water within plant life is evaporated.
-"plant sweat"

​​Transpiration

​Water flows downward into pockets of air into soil.
-forms the "zone of saturation"

Infiltration

Multiple Choice

What are examples of precipitation?

• rain, snow, sleet, hail
• sunshine, clouds, wind
• fog, mist, dew
• thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes

Multiple Choice

What is runoff?

• The process of water seeping into the ground.
• The flow of water that occurs when water is absorbed into the ground.
• The flow of water that occurs when excess water is not absorbed into the ground.
• The process of water evaporating into the atmosphere.

​When we add the loss of water from water bodies and the loss of water from plants, we call that evotranspiration.

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The water cycle is a self balancing system...

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​Over ocean....

Evaporation > Precipitation

​Over land...

Evaporation < Precipitation

​Infiltration and runoff evens it out.

Fill in the Blanks

Labelling

Put the steps in the correct spot on the diagram.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

collection

precipitation

evaporation

runoff

Multiple Choice

Where is evaporation greater than precipitation?

• Oceans
• Land