The Water Cycle (and Water Vocabulary review)

The Hydrologic Cycle

Water cycle
and
vocabulary review

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 found on the surface, such as in oceans, is heated by the sun and turns from a liquid into a gas through the process of EVAPORATION.

Evaporation

​As water evaporates into the atmosphere, it begins to CONDENSE around dust and other small particles forming clouds.

Condensation

​As the clouds get to saturated, the excess water gets heavy enough to fall to the ground through PRECIPITATION.

Precipitation

Multiple Choice

What are examples of precipitation?

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

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

​​Transpiration

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

Infiltration

Collection

Water is COLLECTED through both runoff and infiltration . RUNOFF is surface water flowing towards the oceans. INFILTRATION is water that is absorbed into the ground filling aquafers and becoming ground water.

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.

Plants move water through capillary action pulling water from the ground to the surface and pulled into the atmosphere through TRANSPIRATION.

Transpiration

Multiple Choice

How are plants able to draw water from the ground and move it up a stem?

• Capillary Action

• Gravity

• Evaporation

• Density

Dropdown

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is the attraction between molecules of the same substance, while ​

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is when molecules of different substances are attracted to each other.

​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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Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Where is evaporation greater than precipitation?

• Oceans
• Land

Labelling

Label the water cycle:

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Evaporation

Precipitation

Surface Water Runoff

Transpiration

Condensation

Infiltration

Dropdown

Pure water has a pH of 7, which means water is considered a​

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substance.

Multiple Choice

What property of water forms a meniscus in a graduated cylinder?

• Surface Tension

• Cohesion

• Capillary Action

• Adhesion

Multiple Choice

Water molecules have a slight charge difference between their atoms, making them what type of molecule?

• Neutral

• Polar

• Ionic

• Nonpolar

Dropdown

Ice ​

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when placed in water instead of ​

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because water molecules ​

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as they freeze.

Multiple Choice

What causes hydrogen bonds to form between water molecules?

• The size of water molecules influences hydrogen bond formation.
• The temperature of water causes hydrogen bonds to form.
• The presence of salt in water creates hydrogen bonds.
• The polarity of water molecules causes hydrogen bonds to form.