Lesson 7: The Water Cycle
February 19, 2024
Review:
- Exam 1 Results
- Make-up Opportunity
Presentation:
- Hydrosphere
- 97.2% Salt Water
- 2.8% Fresh Water
- Fresh Water Components
- 2.15% Ice sheets and glaciers
- 0.63% Ground water
- 0.02% Surface
- 0.0001% Atmospheric
- Water Cycle
- Evaporation – ocean/fresh water becomes water vapor and rises into the atmosphere
- Condensation – water vapor cools and forms clouds
- Precipitation – clouds cool and release rain, snow, hail/sleet onto the ocean or land surface
- Runoff – surface water flows into streams, rivers, groundwater, oceans
- Video (National Science Foundation, 06:46)
Activity:
- Illustrations of the Water Cycle
- Water Cycle worksheet
Assignment:
- Read Chapter 4