Climate Change and the Water Cycle
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Objective
I can model the effects of climate change on the water cycle.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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The water cycle describes how water continuously moves from the ground to the atmosphere and back again, changing between solid, liquid, and gas states.
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Evaporation occurs when the sun heats water and turns it into water vapor, which then rises and cools, leading to condensation and the formation of clouds.
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Water returns to the Earth as precipitation, such as rain or snow, and may follow different paths, including becoming groundwater, part of a glacier, or being absorbed by plant roots for transpiration.
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Practice
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Describe the three states of water and give an example of where each can be found in the water cycle.
Explain the processes of evaporation and condensation in the water cycle. How are they related?
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“Describe one way that climate change can affect the water cycle, based on the information presented in the video.”
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