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Water Cycle

The water cycle or hydrologic cycle describes the movement of water on, above and below the surface of the earth. This endless cycle of evaporation, condensation and precipitation brings us fresh water, reshapes the surface of the earth and washes nutrients to new areas. Even the climate is influenced by the heating and cooling effects as water moves through its different phases of solid, liquid and gas.

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Where does the energy to power the water cycle come from?

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The water cycle requires heat energy. It comes from sun.

What effect does water have in moss life cycle?

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what effect does water have in the moss lifecycle

What is water cycles?

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The cycling of water through the earth and it's atmosphere.

Does matter cycle?

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matter cycles through collection, percolation, transpiration, evaporation, and condensation.

Do water soluble vitamins dissolve in water?

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First, Vitamin K should no be confused with the element K, which is potassium. Vitamin K is a molecule comprised of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. It does not contain any potassium.

To answer your question, Vitamin K is fat-soluble.

Why is the sun and the ocean important to the water cycle?

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Yes it is. The reason why this is, is because some organisms create their own food which then another animal eats that animal that made its own food from sunlight. The process keeps going on and on and on. Also if there was no sunlight all aquatic life would die because there is no food for the animal that produces its own food. Which leads to all the other animals dieing because the animal that produce his or her food is dead.

Where is 97 percent of Earth's water?

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Almost 97% of Earth's water is saltwater - found in the oceans and other saline sources - which is unsuitable for drinking and irrigation. This leaves only 3% for freshwater.

Imagine winning $100 in a radio contest, but only being allowed to spend 3% of the money. In other words, you can only spend three of the 100 dollars. Three percent isn't very much, but it represents all the freshwater on Earth. Unfortunately, almost 70% of freshwater is frozen solid in glaciers and ice caps. About 29.7% of freshwater is underground or in the atmosphere. The remaining 0.3% is in lakes and rivers.

From space, Earth looks like a blue planet because it has so much water. But, the availability of Earth's freshwater varies greatly by location and economic conditions. Over one billion people lack the freshwater required to meet basic human needs. Sometimes, freshwater is limited by climate or geography, which causes physical scarcity. Politics and finances can also limit water, which causes economic scarcity. Many countries in Africa are afflicted with economic scarcity.

What role do oceans play in the water cycle?

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oceans provide fresh water for earth through the water cycle

What ocean zone gets light?

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There are three light zones in the ocean.

1) Sunlight Zone, also called the Euphotic Zone. The Sunlight Zone gets lots of light.

2) Twilight Zone, also called the Disphotic Zone. The Twilight Zone gets little light.

3) Midnight Zone, also called the Aphotic Zone. The Midnight Zone gets absolutely no light.

As the depth increases, the amount of light decreases and the pressure decreases.

How are glaciers related to the water cycle?

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Since glaciers are masses of ice and snow built up over thousands of years. Glaciers at one point begin to melt, evaporation creates clouds, eventually, so much water (from evaporation) gathers in the clouds that the air currents cannot keep it aloft. It falls to earth as precipitation: in the form of snow. More snow is then added to the glacier, the glacier melts slowly, and the water cycle starts over.

What role does the sun play in the water cycle?

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If the temperature is on the higher side, water from the rivers, oceans evaporate at a faster pace. The more the heat in the summer, the more the possibility of excessive rain during rainy season. In this way, temperature plays a crucial role in the water cycle.

What phase of the water cycle most greatly affects the water cycle?

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1. Evaporation 2. Condesnation 3.Precipitation 4. Ground water (runoff)

What is the hydrologic cycle?

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"Hydrologic cycle" is another term for "water cycle." Water evaporates from the oceans and other bodies of water, forms clouds, which then produce rain, which falls on the earth and eventually makes its way back to the rivers and oceans.

A hydrologic cycle is the natural sequence through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor.
Horologic cycle is continuous movement of water. This is also known as a water cycle.
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What effect does wind have on the water cycle?

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it effects the water to evaporate to the clouds and rain gain

How does the water cycle affect people?

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In the water cycle the water from the oceans are evaporated into clouds by the sun. As more water is evaporated up in the clouds, more water would fall down as precipitation. The water falls because eventually there is so much water in the clouds that the clouds could not hold it all and the rain begins to fall. The precipitation either releases as rain or as snow. The water or rain flows off the runoff and goes bad into the ocean. Plants also use precipitation to keep themselves healthy, decreasing the chances of becoming dead. The water cycle affects water table levels because for example if the water evaporates into the clouds and the precipitation goes into the soil for the plants that will lower the water table levels because the water goes into the plant and can no longer go back into the oceans. In the water cycle the water from the oceans are evaporated into clouds by the sun. As more water is evaporated up in the clouds, more water would fall down as precipitation. The water falls because eventually there is so much water in the clouds that the clouds could not hold it all and the rain begins to fall. The precipitation either releases as rain or as snow. The water or rain flows off the runoff and goes bad into the ocean. Plants also use precipitation to keep themselves healthy, decreasing the chances of becoming dead. The water cycle affects water table levels because for example if the water evaporates into the clouds and the precipitation goes into the soil for the plants that will lower the water table levels because the water goes into the plant and can no longer go back into the oceans.

How does the water cycle relate to the atmosphere of Earth?

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When water evaporates, it forms clouds in the upper trophosphere, the part of the atmosphere we live in. Also, water vapor makes up a part of the atmosphere, which is why water condenses on your window.

Why doesn't the water cycle stop?

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bececause water cycle doesnt have a beginning and it never stops

What would happen to the water cycle if there were no rain?

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Well if the rain stopped coming then there would be nothing for the clouds to evaporate, so then there would be no rain and the water cycle would just completely stop

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No rain means no water cycle, but while the first answer is correct there, it shows complete misunderstanding of clouds and of basic meteorology generally. A cloud does NOT evaporate water, but is an accumulation of water that has ALREADY evaporated and then condensed into a visible aerosol of minute droplets. Rain results from the cloud's internal conditions allowing the droplets to coalesce so become too heavy to stay buoyant in the air.

In what ways do plants play a role in the water cycle?

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Plants take carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and turn it into Oxygen (O).

What are the similarties between the water cycle and the nitrogen cycle?

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both cycles transfer either carbon or nitrogen from the ocean to the atmosphere or from the atmosphere to the ocean.

What does silver look like in rocks?

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Black to dark Grey, in most cause, though very rare to fine silver seams !

Does the water cycle have any effect on the rock cycle?

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hey how do rock cycle form????pliz tell me k??

Importance of the water cycle to living things?

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Water is important to living things because of oxygen. The oxygen in water helps living organisms maintain their respiratory process.

Why is a water cycle important?

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The water cycle is so important because we need water for our survival and we use water in all work such as washing anything ,bathing ,drinking etc and by continuous use of water the the water cycle is important otherwise there will not be any single drop of water

Is pollution related to the water cycle?

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Pollution is a byproduct of human activity, the introduction of materials in quantities not generally found in nature. Pollution is described in economic terms as a "negative externality."

Pollution is a very broad term to describe a lot of problems with natural system caused by man's activities. Various types and effects of pollution do affect the water cycle. Most pollution -- and natural minerals -- wind up in the earth's occeans, which are also the biggest source of water vapor that is often thought of as the start of the water cycle. The many pollutants present and concentrated in the oceans can effect evaporation rates, which affects this start of the water cycle. Greenhouse gas emissions cause a global temperature rise, which also affects evaporation rates from the ocean, and increases the amount of water available to evaporate through the thawing of ice in permafrost, glaciers and ice caps.

Atmospheric pollution also affects cloud condensation. Water vapor can combine with dust, smoke, and other airborne pollutants, in some cases causing a chemical reaction; this affects the condensation and precipitation phases of the water cycle.

Hydroelectric dams are not typically thought of as polluting, but they definitely do affect the water cycle, creating a still body of water which had (prior to the dam) been a fast-flowing river. Dams also divert water from rivers to farm fields and cities. This increases evaporation and reduces how much water reaches the ocean; in the case of the Colorado River, due to the Hoover dam and other dams, for much of the year, water in the Colorado River no longer actually reaches the ocean.