water+cycle

Revised and Edited by Mr. D 11/16/11

Water Cycle

Check These Links Below and Take The Quizzes

Interactive water cycle diagram

EPA water on the move

NOAA water cycle

water cycle study jam

1. What part of the water cycle uses plants to help move the water into the atmsophere?

Plants help put water into the atmosphere by using Transpiration, by "breathing" plants put water back into the atmosphere.
2. Why do some gardens seem to have more water than other gardens on campus, when the amount of rain on the campus would be the same for all gardens?

==Some Haverford School gardens do not have a healthy amount of runoff or groundwater movement. If the garden has more water this means that the garden is flat or does not have a place for its water to flow to, therefore making the groundwater sit in the garden. If a garden has less water it means that it has a immediate way to release water such as a heavy slope or some sort of drainage system. Gardens tend to not grow as well if they do not have good drainage or they do not have enough water. Good drainage is also a result of the combination of sand, silt, and clay in the soil. A soil with a higher amount of sand will have better drainage. Soil with mostly clay and silt will absorb most the water and have poor drainage.==

3. What are the three states of matter that exist during the water cycle?

The three states of matter that exist during the water cycle are Solid, Liquid, and Gas. These states change in the process of Evaporation, Condensation, and Precipitation.
4. Do warm or cold air masses hold more water vapor? Why?

Warm masses hold more water vapor because they have more capacity for water vapor than cold masses.
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