Introduction
Hi everyone !
Do you ever wonder where rain comes from?
And what causes the wet stuff on your window?
How about where does snow go when it melts?
Is water on the ground safe to drink?
Join us for a fun and exciting journey though the Water Cycle and learn the answers to some of the most asked questions about water on our beautiful home we call Earth.
Task
In this section you will learn about different forms of precipitation.
Can you identify these pictures? If so do you know what they all have in common?
HAIL SLEET RAIN SNOW
Hail is formed by the layered freezing of water into ice in a strong thunderstorm.
Hailstones from powerful storm clouds can reach a diameter of more than 6 inches (15 cm), and weigh a pound (.5 kg) or more. They are often clumped together or have irregular shapes due to the method of their formation.
Sleet is formed when raindrops fall through a layer of air that is below 0°C, while it is falling the raindrops freeze into solid particles of ice.
Snow is formed when the water vapor in the clouds is converted directly into ice crystals witch are also known as snowflakes.
Could you figure it out?
All of the pictures above are all part of the water cycle!!
Next you will learn step by step what it takes to complete the water cycle
Process
There are a number of steps involved in the water cycle. Water passes through all three states of matter during this cycle. Natural forces such as the sun, air, land, trees, river, seas, and mountains play an important part in completing the water cycle. 
The oceans are the Earth's main source of water, but lakes and rivers also contribute to it.
The sun's heat evaporates the water. It remains in the air as an invisible vapour until it condenses, first into clouds and then into raindrops. Condensation happens when the air is cooled. When air passes over a cold object, it loses heat, and its moisture condenses as fog, dew, or frost. Have you ever noticed the water droplets that form on the side of a cold soda can or bottle? That is condensation!
Water vapor in cooling air condenses to form clouds and rain, sleet, snow, and hail will fall from the clouds as Precipitation.
Hint: the chemical equation for water is H2O.
http://www.ducksters.com/science/water.php
Want to know how heavy a cloud is?
http://headsup.boyslife.org/how-much-does-a-cloud-weigh/
Evaluation
This is the Evaluation page of Earth Science Group 2's Water Cycle WebQuest! This page will show the criteria on which this WebQuest will be graded.
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Communication |
Good communication between students is evident. Excellent "flow" of the WebQuest. |
Students communicated fine and WebQuest "flow" is good. |
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Critical Thinking |
The WebQuest was well thought out and provides excellent content and information. |
Most sections contain thoughtful and informative content. |
Many sections were not well thought out and were lacking in content, substance, and information. |
The overall WebQuest's information is weak, and there was not enough content. Content could also be inaccurate. |
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Empirical/Qunatitative |
All sections provided a good amount of data and numbers. |
There were many sections containing data and numbers. |
Very few sections provided data and numbers. |
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Teamwork Skills |
Group members worked well together and created an overall very successful WebQuest. |
Most group members worked together and created a good WebQuest. |
Few group members worked together and greated a fair WebQuest. |
No group members worked together and the quality of the WebQuest suffered significantly. |
Conclusion
Congratulations on completeing the WebQuest!
Thank you for joining us on this journey water takes, and we hope you had as much fun reading this WebQuest as we did making it! You have learned everything you need to know about the Water Cycle!
Credits
Thanks for stopping by!
Credits:
Introduction - Richard Wille
Task - Jazmin Aquistapace
Process - Li'Coy Romney
Evaluation - Ashley Long
Conclusion - Ashley Long