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MeteorologyMeteorology

The Water CycleThe Water Cycle

What do you notice about What do you notice about the water on Earth?the water on Earth?

Two-thirds of Earth’s surface is Two-thirds of Earth’s surface is covered in water. covered in water.

15. Hydrosphere- Earth’s 15. Hydrosphere- Earth’s waterwater, , found on continents and oceans, found on continents and oceans, including the fresh water in ice, including the fresh water in ice, lakes, rivers, and underground lakes, rivers, and underground water.water.

12.12. Water Water Cycle- The continuous Cycle- The continuous movement of water between movement of water between Earth’s surface and the air, Earth’s surface and the air, changing from liquid to gas to changing from liquid to gas to liquid.liquid.

The Water CycleThe Water Cycle

What is happening in this What is happening in this picture?picture?

Evaporation happens more Evaporation happens more quickly when heat is added. quickly when heat is added.

What is evaporation?What is evaporation?

11. Evaporation- The 11. Evaporation- The slow changing of a slow changing of a liquidliquid into a into a gasgas..

ExperimentExperiment 1. Measure the depth of water in 1. Measure the depth of water in

each container in millimeters.each container in millimeters. Math-Turn millimeters into centimeters!Math-Turn millimeters into centimeters!

2. Make a prediction about what is 2. Make a prediction about what is going to happen with each container. going to happen with each container. Write your prediction down (on scrap Write your prediction down (on scrap paper is fine). paper is fine).

3. Tomorrow we will look and see 3. Tomorrow we will look and see what happened to the water in each what happened to the water in each container and check our predictions. container and check our predictions.