The Water Cycle iteachbio水循环 iteachbio.pptVIP

The Water Cycle Processes in the Water Cycle The water cycle is made up of 5 processes Evaporation/transpiration- water vapor entering the atmosphere (from large bodies or water or plants Condensation- when air cools down, it can’t hold all the moisture so it forms liquid drops on surfaces Precipitation- when water droplets get too large and fall out of clouds back to the Earth Runoff- water that flows back to the oceans over the land The Water Cycle Where Freshwater is Found Atmosphere (water vapor) Streams/rivers Ponds/lakes Groundwater Glaciers and icebergs Groundwater Makes up 25% of freshwater Found underground If water fills all the spaces in the rock-saturated zone Permeable-water can pass easily through spaces in rocks Impermeable-water cannot pass through the rocks spaces Acquifer- a permeable layer of rock that is saturated with water Weathering and Erosion Erosion-the process that wears down and carries away rock and soil Weathering-process where rocks are chemically altered or physically broken down into fragments Erosion Ways that erosion can take place Gravity Movement of streams Groundwater Glaciers Wind Waves Types of Weathering-Mechanical Mechanical weathering- physically breaking down rocks through Frost wedging- ice expands and cracks rocks Abrasion- when rocks scrape or grind against each other Growth of plant roots- gets in between rocks and cracks them Types of Weathering-Chemical Chemical weathering-chemical reactions dissolve the minerals in a rock or change them into new minerals Water is the main agent of chemical weathering * * Cliff eroded Glacier erosion feature Groundwater eroding land Gravity’s effect Waves eroding base Of cliff Wind erosion Wind eroding a hole through a structure Water gets into the spaces in a rock, expands while it freezes and cuts through a rock