Water Cycle

AIM: TO LOOK AT THE WATER CYCLE AND HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS AFFECTING IT.

Definition:

Scientific words:

• Evaporation. When water is heated by radiant energy it turns into water vapour.
• Transpiration. Evaporation from plants.
• Condensation. When water vapour cools, molecules join together and form clouds.
• Precipitation. When clouds get heavy the waters falls as rain, sleet, hail, or snow.
• Acidification: the action or process of making or becoming acidic.

We will be conducting an experiment that looks at the different ways that climate change is affecting the water cycle.

	The Water Cycle: Bag 1	CO2 Water Cycle: Bag 2 Acid	Desert Water Cycle Bag 3
Does it cycle?	Yes It Does Cycle	Yes It Does Cycle	Yes It Does Cycle
Amount of Water	2 Small Drips	2 Small Drips	2 Small Drips
Acidity	No Acidity	Yes Acidity	No Acidity

Other comments:

1. Water cycle bag 1 did cycle not as planed but good enough.

2. Water cycle bag 2 did cycle just like bag 1 didn't go as planed but was good enough.

3. Water cycle bag 3 did cycle again not as planed but good enough.

4. Water cycle bag 1 had small drips of water just about 2 drips.

5. Water cycle bag 2 had small drips of water just about 2 drips.

6.Water cycle bag 3 had small drips of water just about 2 drips.

7. Water cycle bag 1 had no Acidity.

8. Water cycle bag 2 had some Acidity.

9. Water cycle bag 3 had no Acidity.

Conclusion:

1. Water cycle bag 1 , 2 and 3 all cycled well not the best but good enough.

2. Water cycle bag 1 , 2 and 3 all had just around 2 drips of water in each bag.

3. Water cycle bag 1 and 3 had no acidity but water cycle bag 2 had Acidity.

For Science we had 10 hexagons and had to put them together with what ever we think link up to each other just like this picture. here are some examples.

condensation links up to: storms , flooding , hurricanes

evaporation links up to: water vapour , Oceans , carbon Dioxide , fresh water

this is a photo of what my group and I made with the hexagons. 

here is a link of what you can do with the hexagons activity: SOLO Hexagons Activity

Draw a labelled diagram of the Water Cycle

Water cycle words:

1. Precipitation is rain but in a scientific wording
2. Hurricanes
3. Storms
4. Evaporation is where liquid turns into gas
5. Carbon Dioxide is gas that comes from cars and factory's
6. Water
7. Oceans
8. Water vapour
9. Freshwater
10. Flooding

Water cycle words:

1. Precipitation
2. Hurricanes
3. Storms
4. Evaporation
5. Carbon Dioxide
6. Water
7. Oceans
8. Water vapour
9. Freshwater
10. Flooding

ACIDIFICATION: HOW DOES CLIMATE CHANGE CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACIDIFICATION OF OUR OCEANS?

Ocean Acidification refers to reduce levels of pH in the ocean which makes the sea more acidic. Roughly 30% of human made CO2 is absorbed by the oceans waters.

Picture:

Diagram of how Acidification affects the water cycle

DEFORESTATION: HOW DOES DEFORESTATION AFFECT CLIMATE CHANGE?

With forests The water cycle can work a lot better because the trees soak up all the water that the clouds produce and then when the sun is making everything hot and the water vapour is evaporating the water from the trees and send the water to the clouds because the clouds need the moisture and than the clouds make it rain because of an overload of water.

Picture:

Diagram of how deforestation affects the water cycle

ICE CAP MELT: HOW DOES ICE CAP MELT AFFECT CLIMATE CHANGE?

When it comes to ice melting in your drink that doesn't really matter but when it comes to ice melting in Antarctica and the Arctic it's a way bigger problem some people may think "oh its just ice and plus it's cold over there it can reform" well your wrong if the ice melts then the sea levels rise and soon if we don't look after our world soon it will just be water that's all because the sea levels have risen.

Picture:

Diagram of how ice cap melting affects the water cycle

WATER VAPOUR: HOW DOES CLIMATE CHANGE CONTRIBUTE TO WATER VAPOUR AND EVAPORATION?

The reason why Water vapour is helping the water cycle is because without the water vapour the plants and trees won't get any water because with the water vapour it helps the clouds make it rain witch gives plants and trees water.

Picture:

Diagram of how the water vapour affects the water cycle