Chapter 2: The Ultimate Recyclable (Pgs 6 - 9) : Name: - Date: - Class
The chapter discusses the water cycle and how water is recycled through different processes in nature. It starts by explaining the water cycle, where water evaporates from bodies of water and the ocean, rises into the sky, cools and condenses to form clouds, and falls as precipitation. It then discusses weather, climate, and how they impact water quality and quantity. Finally, it explains different sources of water like surface water and groundwater, as well as where water goes after it is used.
Chapter 2: The Ultimate Recyclable (Pgs 6 - 9) : Name: - Date: - Class
The chapter discusses the water cycle and how water is recycled through different processes in nature. It starts by explaining the water cycle, where water evaporates from bodies of water and the ocean, rises into the sky, cools and condenses to form clouds, and falls as precipitation. It then discusses weather, climate, and how they impact water quality and quantity. Finally, it explains different sources of water like surface water and groundwater, as well as where water goes after it is used.
a) What is the water cycle? __________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________ b) Where does the water cycle start and where does it end? _________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ c) Where does water spend most of its time? ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________
2.
a) What is weather? _______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________ b) What is climate? ________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ c) How do weather and climate affect the quality and quantity of our water? ______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________
3.
What kind of climate does Missouri have? _______________________________________________________________
a) What is surface water? ___________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________ b) What is ground water? ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________
5.
Where does water go when it runs off a street? ___________________________________________________________
a) where does our water come from? __________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________ b) How does it get to our faucets? ____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________
7.
a) What happens to water after we've used it? ____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________ b) Where does water go when it goes down the drain? _____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________