Water Cycle in Ecosystem
What is a Water Cycle??
The Water Cycle is the journey water takes as it circulates from the land to the sky and back again.
How does the Water Cycle work?
1. Water molecules get heated by the sun and turn into vapor that rises into the air which is call EVAPORATION.
2. These water molecules form into clouds call CONDENSATION.
3. Water molecules also come from plants called TRANSPIRATION.
3. When the air and the water cool, they form drops of water that fall to the earth as rain. If they are frozen, they become snow or sleet. This process is call PRECIPITATION.
4. Once the water reaches the ground, it can flow across the land until it reaches rivers, lakes, streams, or the ocean. This is surface water. It can also sink into the ground and flow with gravity through gaps in rock, gravel, and sand until it reaches these bodies of water, too. This is groundwater. THIS IS CALL RUNOFF.
5. From there the water cycle starts all over again.
2. These water molecules form into clouds call CONDENSATION.
3. Water molecules also come from plants called TRANSPIRATION.
3. When the air and the water cool, they form drops of water that fall to the earth as rain. If they are frozen, they become snow or sleet. This process is call PRECIPITATION.
4. Once the water reaches the ground, it can flow across the land until it reaches rivers, lakes, streams, or the ocean. This is surface water. It can also sink into the ground and flow with gravity through gaps in rock, gravel, and sand until it reaches these bodies of water, too. This is groundwater. THIS IS CALL RUNOFF.
5. From there the water cycle starts all over again.
Precipitation Day 4
In this picture the water is running down the sides of the walls; this is called precipitation. An example is rain, snow, sleet, etc.
Condensation Day 5
Condensation is when the water is forming bigger drops at the top, an example is clouds forming in the sky.
Precipitation Day 12
This is another picture of precipitation.
Slug getting moisture from top. Day 19
The slug needs a lot of moisture so it went to the top of the container to get the water from condensation.
Day 21
This is a picture of the precipitation on day 21
Condensation on Day 25
This is a picture of the condensation on day 25.
Day 26
Water is forming into larger droplets.
Day 27
As you can tell, the water has been running down the container.
Day 33
This is the top of my ecosystem after I have been turning the container. This is helping the water cycle work through out the entire ecosystem.