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Water Cycle. The Hydrologic Cycle. The Water Cycle. a.k.a. hydrologic cycle. You have 8 min. to draw and label the water cycle. I’ve got the power!. Eventually the vapor rises into the air and collects in clouds. Evaporation.
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Water Cycle The Hydrologic Cycle
The Water Cycle a.k.a. hydrologic cycle • You have 8 min. to draw and label the water cycle.
Eventually the vapor rises into the air and collects in clouds. Evaporation • Heat energy from the sun causes water in puddles, streams, rivers, seas, oceans or lakes to change from a liquid to water vapor (a gas). • This is calledevaporation.
Transpiration • Transpiration is the process by which plants lose water out of their leaves. • Transpiration gives evaporation a bit of a hand in getting the water vapor back up into the air.
Condensation This is called condensation. • As water vapor rises and cools, it collects around dust particles (or condenses) and forms clouds.Water vapor (a gas) becomes liquid again.
Precipitation • When clouds are saturated gravity pulls the water to the earth. Mainly as rain, but sometimes as snow, sleet, and hail. • This is called precipitation.
2 types of Run Off • Surface run off: movement of water on Earth’s surface to collect in rivers, streams, lakes and oceans. • Subsurface run off: movement of water beneath the Earth’s surface that eventually collects in aquifers and springs.
Infiltration occurs when the water moves from the surface into the soil. • Then water percolates down through the soil. The rate of percolation depends on the type of soil.
Accumulation • a.k.a. collection • Water collects in rivers, lakes, streams, and the ocean.
Condensation The movement through plants The Clouds form Transpiration Precipitation The rain falls Evaporation The vapor rises Accumulation