Name three places where freshwater is stored on Earth.

Polar ice caps, snow packs, glaciers, lakes, rivers, soils, underground aquifers

What is the driving force behind evaporation in the tropics?

Warm ocean surface temperatures

The atmosphere transports water quickly from one place to another through atmospheric rivers and wind patterns.

Clouds are formed as water vapor cools and condenses into droplets and ice crystals.

Clouds and water vapor act as insulators, shielding the Earth from the sun and trapping heat from below.

Grade 6th Grade · Science · 45 min· Ngss Ms-ess2-4

I can describe the different parts of the water cycle and how they connect.

NASA Goddard · 5:53

NASA | Earth's Water Cycle

3 key concepts

1
The water cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth, including changes from one state to another.
2
Evaporation rates at the ocean surface are affected by sea surface temperature, surface winds, and air temperature, with warmer temperatures and stronger winds leading to higher evaporation.
3
Water that falls as precipitation is stored in snow packs, lakes, soils, and underground aquifers, eventually returning to the ocean or evaporating into the atmosphere.

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“Describe how water moves from the ocean to the atmosphere and back to the land surface, mentioning the different processes involved.”

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