Water Cycle and Climate

Cameron S. and Sean F.

Water Cycle

• The sun evaporates water which rises as water vapor• Water vapor condenses into clouds• The water droplets in the clouds become heavy

enough to precipitate• Precipitated water flows back into a body of water

and restarts its process

Currents

• Wind patterns and temperature differences create currents

• The temperature of the current is influenced by the climate

• Wind blows warm currents into cold regions • Wind blows cold currents into warm regions

Climate• Bodies of water shape climate• Cold bodies of water make the air cool• Warm bodies of water make the air warm• As land heats up, air blowing over the cool ocean to

the warmer land cools it down• For example, areas near a body of water will be

cooler than inland

Work Cited

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• "How Hydropower Works." Water Power Program:. US Department of Energy, n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2013.

• "Greenfudge.org." Greenfudgeorg Good News Important Warm Ocean Currents Apparently Unaffected by Melting Ice Sheets Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2013.

• "Wind Patterns." Wind Patterns. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2013.• "Weather." Weather. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2013• "Met Office." What Causes Wind? -. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Sept.

2013