Different climate's have different amounts of water in the air. Deserts are dry and rainforests are wet. Unless there is a drought, South Florida sure is wet and humid in the rainy season.
Colorless and odorless and yet it's of major importance! Water is plentiful only on our planet but, we can only use a teeny tiny portion. The water that we use is the freshwater that falls as rain and snow.
WATER CYCLE
Soil water take nutrients like calcium, potassium and iron into plants. Together, the water and nutrients go right into the plant's roots that are buried in the ground . It's like drinking water from a straw.
Water brings nutrients into the cells inside us, too. We can't have good nutrition and health without water!
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The Sun's energy starts the water cycle.The water cycle has water traveling according to nature's laws about evaporation, condensation and precipitation. Evaporation is when water goes from the ground into the air. Condensation is when water goes from the air into clouds. Precipitation is when water falls from clouds to the ground.
Name 3 things that would happen if...
the water cycle stopped cycling.
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THE WATER CYCLE FOLLOWS NATURE'S RULES
WATER CYCLE AND WATER
WATER CYCLE AND CLIMATE
WATER CYCLE AND NUTRITION
Nature's Natives™ is a simplified representation of how nature works.
ENVIRONMENTAL BASICS
WE GET TO...
TAKE A BREATH
EAT GOOD FOOD &
DRINK SOME WATER!
VOCABULARY
Aquifer- An underground area of limestone rocks that hold freshwater.
Climate- Average weather conditions of a region over a long period of time.
Clouds- Condensed water vapor that is visible and usually high above ground.
Condensation- The process of a vapor or gas turning into a liquid.
Erosion- The process of Earth's surface being worn away by wind, rain, or glaciers.
Evaporation- The process of water turning into a vapor.
Freshwater- Water that is not salty. We drink freshwater.
Gas- A form of matter that does not have either a definite size or shape.
Greenhouse gas- A gas in the air that absorbs infrared radiation and which in turn re-radiates the heat back to the Earth's surface.
Groundwater- Water that is under the surface of the ground.
Humidity- Moisture (water vapor) in the air.
Hurricane- An Atlantic tropical cyclonic storm that has wind speeds 72 mph or greater.
Liquid- Free flowing matter like liquid water. Liquids have a definite size but not a definite shape.
Limestone rock- A sedimentary rock which is formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms
(e.g., foraminifers).
Peninsula- A large area of land that is almost surrounded by water.
Precipitation- A falling form of water like rain, snow or hail.
Reservoir- A place where anything is collected in large amounts.
Saltwater- Water that contains salt. The ocean's water is saltwater.
Solid- A form of matter that has a definite size and shape.
Water- A clear,odorless, tasteless liquid that freezes at 32 degrees F (0 degrees C) and boils at
212 degrees F (100 degrees C).
Water cycle- Water moving in its hydrologic cycle of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
Water vapor- Water as an invisible gas.
Weather- Atmospheric conditions with the interactions of wind, temperature, clouds, moisture and air pressure.
