AIM: Do now In your notes, list places on our planet you would expect to find water. Where on Earth can water be found?

Constant movement of water through the oceans, atmosphere, lithosphere and biosphere I. Vocabulary

converting liquid water to a vapor (gas). Uses energy from the sun. Any form of water that falls from a cloud. II. Processes of the Water Cycle

The movement of water into rock or soil through cracks, pores or spaces. Water that flows over the land. (streams) What might cause more runoff to occur in an area?

the release of absorbed water by plants into the atmosphere. If water doesn’t precipitate, evaporate, infiltrate, runoff or undergo transpiration, where might it go or be found?

water vapor (gas) turning into liquid water forms clouds Liquid condense around a solid particle called a condensation nuclei. (piece of dust, dirt, organic matter floating in the air) Clouds are filled with millions of these tiny water droplets.

III. Balance in the Water Cycle Which two parts of the water cycle do you think should be in Dynamic Equilibrium? Evaporation = Precipitation The average annual precipitation on the Earth equals the amount of water that evaporates from the Earth. More precipitation = Floods More evaporation = Drought

infiltrate / transpiration tree cloud

Group Work With your Partner Write a description (1 paragraph) of the water cycle using the terms below on lined paper. After you wrote your description, illustrate your description on white paper. The same vocabulary you used in your description should be in your illustration Precipitation, Evaporation, Runoff, Infiltration Transpiration, Clouds, Rivers and Trees.