Water Cycle - Marcom Projects

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distributing of water, humans, animals, and plants – would all have to live near
rivers, lakes and oceans!
There are two more places that water travels on Earth. Well, in certain places
on Earth, the ground allows water to sink to significant depths. The temperature
of ground water near the surface tends to follow the air temperature.
But deeper underground, water heats up. For every 25 meters below the surface,
ground water increases in temperature by about 1 degree Celsius. Water that
sinks very deep is heated, and eventually makes its way back to the surface
through natural openings in the ground called hot springs.
Geysers are hot springs that shoot out of the ground at intervals. They are rare,
but they can be found in Iceland, New Zealand and Yellowstone National Park.
It is believed that the eruptions are a result of the pressure from movement and
shifting that takes place deep below Earth’s surface. Pretty cool, huh?
Now there’s one more place we can find water. Do you know where it is? Well,
about 2% of our water is stored in glaciers and polar icecaps. A large portion of
the Earth’s fresh water supply is stored in these frozen giants. A couple of places
you can always find these are at the North and South Poles. In these regions, the
average temperature is well below 0 degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit,
which is the freezing point for water. Whew! Burr!! That’s pretty cold!!
The water cycle is just another amazing natural process that takes place on Earth.
It repeats through the phases of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation to
allow living organisms, like us, to use and reuse this valuable natural resource.
I don’t know about you, but all of this talk about water is really making me thirsty.
Answer some quick questions with my friends while I go grab a drink!
SCENE SIX
VICTOR VELOCITY
That was really interesting, but let’s pick up the pace with this brainteaser as we
head around this corner!
11. The ________ allows living organisms can live a distance from bodies of water.
a. water polarity
b. water temperature
c. water savings program
d. water cycle
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