1. The Water Cycle Daily Starter Get Your Textbook (Open to Page 23-25)
Complete Outline PART A ONLY

3. The Water Cycle
What is the Water Cycle?
WATER CYCLE is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below Earth’s surface.
The SUN provides energy to drive the water cycle.
Water can CONSTANTLY change states….
LIQUID  GAS  LIQUID  SOLID  LIQUID

5. The Water Cycle The SUN provides energy to drive the water cycle.
What is the Water Cycle?
The SUN provides energy to drive the water cycle.

7. The Water Cycle Water can CONSTANTLY change states….
What is the Water Cycle?
Water can CONSTANTLY change states….
LIQUID  GAS  LIQUID  SOLID  LIQUID

9. The Water Cycle

10. The Water Cycle
What is Evaporation?
EVAPORATION is the process by which a liquid, such as water changes into a gas
What is Transpiration?
TRANSPIRATION is the process by which plants release water through their leaves

12. The Water Cycle
90% of the water enters the atmosphere by evaporating from sources like rivers, lakes, and oceans.
10% of the water enters the atmosphere by transpiring from plant sources.

13. The Water Cycle
What is Condensation?
CONDENSATION is the process by which a gas changes to a liquid
What is Precipitation?
PRECIPITATION is moisture that falls from clouds to Earth’s surface

15. The Water Cycle 75% of precipitation falls into the ocean.
25% of precipitation falls on land

16. The Water Cycle
Draw and Label the Water Cycle in Your Notebook Picture on Page 24 of the Textbook

18. The Water Cycle
What is Weather?
WEATHER is the state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.
Scientists use the following to determine the weather…
Air temperature
Air Pressure
Wind
Humidity

19. The Water Cycle
What is Weather?
WEATHER is the state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.

21. The Water Cycle
What is Climate?
CLIMATE is the average weather pattern for a region over a long period of time
Climates differ in part because of interactions between the atmosphere and other Earth systems

22. The Water Cycle

23. The Water Cycle
What is Climate?
Mountain ranges and ocean currents can affect an areas climate.