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Understanding the Water Cycle and Weather Patterns

This chapter delves into the essentials of the water cycle and weather dynamics, detailing the three forms of water: solid, liquid, and gas. It explores key concepts such as humidity, evaporation, condensation, and dew point, demonstrating how water transitions between states and impacts weather conditions. Insights into cloud formation and the types of precipitation—rain, snow, sleet, and hail—are provided, promoting a comprehensive understanding of atmospheric conditions and their significance in daily weather phenomena.

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Understanding the Water Cycle and Weather Patterns

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  1. Water in the Air Chapter 2 Section 1pages 36-43 ~Focus points~ weather water cycle 3 forms of water humidity evaporation condensation dew point cloud precipitation

  2. Weather • The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.

  3. H2O ~Water Cycle~ • Continuous movement of water from water sources into the atmosphere, and back onto/into ground and back to water sources.

  4. 3 Forms/States of Water 1. Solid~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. Liquid~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gas~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3.

  5. Humidity & Relative Humidity Humidity: Amount of water vapor or moisture in the air. Relative Humidity (%): amount of moisture the air contains compared to amount it can hold.

  6. Evaporation • Liquid changing into water vapor (gas). • Rising into atmosphere. • Example- wet-to-dry chalkboard

  7. Transpiration Watervapor • The process where plants release water vapor into the air through their leaves.

  8. Condensation • Process of water vapor (gas) becomes a liquid. • This happens during 100% relative humidity when air cools. Example: shower mirror moisture

  9. Air around the glass cooling Dew Point • Temperature that the air must cool to, to be completely saturated. • Ex: Ice in a glass cools the surrounding air. The glass gives the water vapor a surface to condense on.

  10. Cloud • Collection of million water droplets or ice crystals • Forms as warm air rises • 3 Types • 1. Cummulus • 2. Stratus • 3. Cirrus

  11. Precipitation • 4 types • Water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth • 1. rain - liquid water 2. snow - frozen water • 3. sleet - freezing rain (winter) 4. hail - balls of ice (spring/summer)

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