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= = ==//__WHAT DRIVES THE WATER CYCLE __//** //Even though the sun doesn't get credit, doesn't mean it isn't a really big part of the water cycle. First the sun heats the water and that is what starts the water to steam and evaporate. The next step that happens in the water cycle is Condensation. That is when the water that has evaporated changes to a liquid water, this is what "makes" the clouds. After Condensation comes Precipataion that is when water that was up in the clouds comes down to the ground as, snow (water crystals), ice (frozen water), and rain (water) .  //  **== = =

__//Did You Know: //__
==//<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Did you know water cycles are made of molecules (matter)? Did you know these molecules that make up the water cycle are made up of three states which are solids, liquids and gases.What makes the water cycle so amazing is that water is the only substance on this planet. Did you know that without water there would zero living organisms could live? Did you know that when the water is a gas that it is called Water Vapor. Did you know that when the water is a liquid they can easily be moved and you can pour them and put your hand or any object through them? Did you know that when the water is a solid it is strongly attached to each other to form its own shape and can not move at all?(3) Also did you know that there are two names for this proccess. One name is the most commonly said is the "Water Cycle", the other name is the "Hydrologic Cycle."(6) //== =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">(2)<span style="font-size: 160%; color: #f20d24; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="color: #090606; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 160%; color: #f20d24; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="color: #090606; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> media type="custom" key="2967666"     = =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> = =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">   =

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==<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> //__WHY ARE THE OCEANS SALTY?__//  <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">     ==

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=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> = =<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">//<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 95%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">When it rains the water runs down to the lakes and ponds, as the water travels it pick up tiny amounts of minerals from the earth. The water flowing down is only slightly salty, but when the water evaporates it leaves behind the salt. Over time the oceans get saltier and saltier!(1) // =

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**//__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> Effect on Climate __//**
== //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">More than 50% of evaporation comes from oceans, reducing the tempature of the oceans. If the tempature did not reduce from the evaporation the green house effect would raise the temperatures on surface and the world.(4) //  ==

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=// <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Most of the water that is stored on the ground is in the oceans. The oceans contain and estimate of about 95% of the water. Also 90% of the water in the ocean get evaporated which goes in to the water cycle. When the climate gets cold more ice caps, and glaciers form around the world. But, when the climate gets warm there are very few ice caps and glaciers are still formed in the world.(5)  //= <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">

(1) The Water Cycle. 1996. Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Watercycle.shtml (2) http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=53bdf2518c53ddf3bce6 (3) Water Cycle. 20 December 2007 http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/effects/water/cycle.html (4) Water Cycle. 13 March 2008. National Aeronautics And Space Admnistration. http://nasascience.nasa.gov/earth-science/oceanography/ocean-earth-system/ocean-water-cycle (5) The Water Cycle. 7 Novemeber 2008. U.S Geological Survey. http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycleoceans.html (6) Water Cycle.[|Wikipedia]. 9 January 2009.
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