GizmosName:Date:Student Exploration: Water CycleDirections: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions andprompts in the orange boxes.This should NOT be word for word like another student. Ifso, you will need to redo the assignmentVocabulary:aquifer, condensation, evaporation, freezing glacier, melting, phase change, precipitation,reservoir, runoff, transpiration, waler cyclePrior Knowledge Question (Do this BEFOREusing the Gizmo.)Thexvaler thal comes oul of your faucet at home used tobein the ocean. How did the ivaler getfromtheocean Io your waler faucet?Waler goes throughlhewater cycle. it gets evaporated, then condensesintoa cloudwhichthenprecipitates in the form of rain snow, halesleetand many more. The water is deposited intofresh water rivers and it then gets transported to people s homes through pipe systems after itgets treated in order to be consumed.Gizmo Warm-upWaler on Earth is always in motion. These motions form arepealing circuit calledthewater cycle. TheWater CycleGizmoallows you Io explorelhedifferent paths water lakes as it movesfrom Earth s surface to lhe atmosphere and back.1.Click Oceans. Whal percentage of Earth's waler is found inlheoceans?97.25%2.ClickAtmosphere.How does theSuncause water I o movefrom lhe oceans Io the atmosphere?Water gels transported into the atmosphere through evaporation where the water gets healedup and it rises into the atmosphere as vapor.3.Click Clouds. How do clouds form?The evaporated water vapor gets cooled and condensed into small water droplets that formclouds.4.Click Precip{rain}.('Precip" is short for precipitationor water falling to Earth s surface ) What causes ilI o rain?The water droplets get bigger and heavier, and then they drop onto the Earth in many formsRpeirMuntlnn fnr pdiinjqtlnnl lisp nnlvPuNlr. siiarlm nr nriRflnn nrRhlfittPile>9iwrj Fwilnrp. p.qrnlrnAll rinhis rpsprupriPreview Mode
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