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Lab 5 – Weather and Climate Change
Lab 5 - Demonstration 1: Modeling the Water Cycle
In this experiment you will observe how entrapped water moves from land to the atmosphere and determine how weather conditions affect this movement.
POST-LAB QUESTIONS
1. Which water cycle processes are represented in this model, and what component of the model represents that process?
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2. Which processes are not represented? Propose a change to the model in which two of these processes would be included.
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3. How would the processes in question 1 be altered by an increase or decrease in temperature?
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Experiment 1: Assessing Infiltration
In this experiment, you will observe how entrapped water moves from land to the atmosphere and determine how weather conditions affect this movement.
POST-LAB QUESTIONS
1. Develop a hypothesis predicting the effect of sunlight on evaporation.
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Table 1: Infiltration Observations |
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2. Would you reject or accept your hypothesis? Why?
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3. What parts of the water cycle are represented in this experiment?
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4. How would adding more sand to the bag affect the amount of water vapor released?
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5. As a period of drought begins, how would infiltration and condensation change initially? What would happen to these two processes as the drought continues over time?
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