Water Cycle

AIM: TO LOOK AT THE WATER CYCLE AND HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS AFFECTING IT.

Definition:
EVAPORATION:
THE PROCESS OF TURNING FROM A LIQUID INTO VAPOR.
THE PROCESS OF SOMETHING ABSTRACT CEASING TO EXIST.

TRANSPIRATION:
(OF A PLANT OR A LEAF) THE EXHALATION OF WATER VAPOR THROUGH THE STOMATA.
(PLANTS LOSE MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF THEIR WATER THROUGH TRANSPIRATION)

PRECIPITATION:
THE ACTION OR PROCESS OF PRECIPITATING A SUBSTANCE OF A SOLUTION.
RAIN, SNOW, SLEET, OR HAIL THAT FALLS TO OR CONDENSES ON THE GROUND.

CONDENSATION:
WATER WHICH COLLECTS AS DROPLETS ON A COLD SURFACE WHEN HUMID AIR IS IN CONTACT WITH IT.
THE CONVERSION OF A VAPOR OR GAS TO A LIQUID.


Scientific words:

EVAPORATION. WHEN WATER IS HEATED BY RADIANT ENERGY IT TURNS INTO WATER VAPOR.



TRANSPIRATION. EVAPORATION FROM PLANTS.



CONDENSATION. WHEN WATER VAPOR COOLS, MOLECULES JOIN TOGETHER AND FORM CLOUDS.



PRECIPITATION. WHEN CLOUDS GET HEAVY THE WATERS FALLS AS RAIN, SLEET, HAIL, OR SNOW.



ACIDIFICATION: THE ACTION OR PROCESS OF MAKING OR BECOMING ACIDIC.




WE WILL BE CONDUCTING AN EXPERIMENT THAT LOOKS AT THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS AFFECTING THE WATER CYCLE.
THE WATER CYCLE EXPERIMENT
BAG 1: NORMAL WATER CYCLE
BAG 2: WATER CYCLE WITH CO2 ADDED: LIKE OCEANS IN CLIMATE CHANGE
BAG 3: WATER CYCLE WITH ICE ADDED: LIKE ANTARCTICA IN CLIMATE CHANGE
Material:
 PLASTIC BAG



VIVID MARKER



 1 CUP OF WATER



  2 DROPS OF FOOD COLORING



Steps:
 GOT OUR BAG



 WE DREW EVERYTHING WE NEEDED TO ON IT.



NEXT, WE ADDED 1 CUP OF WATER



THE ADDED 2 DROPS OF FOOD COLORING



AFTER THAT, I ADDED DOUBLE-SIDED TAPE ON ONE SIDE OF THE BAG AND TAPED IT TO THE WINDOW.



Two Images:

Findings: It was really easy to make and do.

Conclusion:
Findings:



The Water Cycle: Bag 1
CO2 Water Cycle: Bag 2
Acid
Desert Water Cycle
Bag 3
Does it cycle?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Amount of Water
2
2
2
Acidity
1
2
1
                                                  Key: Water and acidity amount: 1 = none
2 = small drips
3 = large drips

Other comments:
1. Water cycle 1 had no acidity
2 Water cycle bag 1-2-3 both have a small amount of drips in them.
3 Water cycle bag 1&3 have no acidity in them
4 Water cycle 1-2-3- all cycle




Conclusion:
It was fun and learned heaps






Draw a labeled diagram of the Water Cycle
Water cycle words:
Precipitation
Hurricanes
Storms
Evaporation
Carbon Dioxide
Water
Oceans
Water vapour
Freshwater
Flooding
SOLO Hexagons Activity




1. Icecap melt
2. Acidification
3. Deforestation
4. Water vapour

Icecap melt definition:
A polar ice cap is a region of land at the North or South Pole of a planet that is covered with ice. ... As the polar ice caps melt, sea levels rise and the oceans become less saline.
2 pictures: