FOLLOW THE
WATER CYCLE!
Learn about
the water cycle. Water is constantly
being cycled between the earth and the atmosphere whether you can see it or not.
Think about the following questions. Why
does it rain? What happens to water
after it sinks into the ground? What
makes up clouds? The water cycle can
answer these questions and many more.
With a
partner explore the following websites:
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/cycle/index.htm
Examine the
chart below displaying the water cycle. Use
this chart and the information you find on the websites to define the stages of
the water cycle in your spiral notebook.
1.
Evaporation
2.
Condensation
3.
Precipitation
4.
Surface Runoff
5.
Transpiration
6.
Accumulation
Now, expand your knowledge of the water cycle by answering the
following questions in your notebook.
1.
What makes up clouds?
2.
What is infiltration? Why is it important in the water cycle?
3.
During what stage in the water
cycle will clouds begin to form?
4.
Why do you believe the
water cycle is so important to the environment?
