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agenda
☑ monday - phenomena, invasive species, levels of organization
☑ tuesday - google site
☑ wednesday - invasive species and phet lab
☑ thursday - rice
☑ friday - limiting factor lab
science starter and learning objective
science starter
q: how does water get cycled through the environment?
\water is cycled through...\
water cycle image
learning objective: i will learn how an ecosystems is organized into levels.
success criteria: i can give examples of some ecological communities.
your response
water is cycled through
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Explanation:

Step1: Identify water cycle stages

Water moves via evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff/infiltration, and transpiration.

Step2: Describe each stage's role

1. Evaporation: Water $

ightarrow$ vapor: $\text{Liquid } H_2O \xrightarrow{\text{solar energy}} \text{Gaseous } H_2O$ (from oceans/lakes)

1. Transpiration: Plants release water vapor: $\text{Plant tissue } H_2O

ightarrow \text{Atmospheric vapor}$

1. Condensation: Vapor $

ightarrow$ clouds: $\text{Gaseous } H_2O \xrightarrow{\text{cooling}} \text{Liquid cloud droplets}$

1. Precipitation: Clouds $

ightarrow$ surface water/land: $\text{Cloud droplets}
ightarrow \text{Rain/snow/hail}$

1. Runoff/Infiltration: Precipitation flows to oceans or seeps underground: $\text{Precipitation}

ightarrow \text{Rivers/oceans or groundwater}$

Answer:

water is cycled through evaporation of liquid water from bodies of water into water vapor, transpiration of water from plants into the atmosphere, condensation of vapor into clouds, precipitation of water from clouds back to Earth's surface, and runoff or infiltration of that water into bodies of water or groundwater, repeating the cycle.