Homeroom:
Grade 7 agenda:
Homework:
video and worksheet due tomorrow:
Comprehension Quiz - the hydrologic cycle
Open notes
7 minute quiz
Review of notes: The hydrologic cycle
Slant: The water cycle (15 minutes)
Diagramming with basic processes
Simplified diagram
evaporation
Change of state
energy needed - water absorbs it
causes cooling (sweat)
evapo-transpiration
evaporation from plants
plants are like straws
moving water form soil to atmosphere
1% used by plant, 99% to atmosphere
condensation
change of state
releases energy - warms atmosphere
can power storms (thunderstorms, hurricanes)
forms clouds
precipitation
water particles (liquid or solid) grow in clouds
too heavy - fall to earth
rain, snow, etc.
runoff
excess water frlowing over land to sea
rivers, lakes, ponds result
completes cycle to oceans
Earth's Water Cycle: Video and worksheet
Time to work on, complete in class.