Lab 5 – Weather and Climate Change
Read “Lab 5: Weather and Climate Change.” This lab will allow you to explore the water cycle through the creation of an ecosystem model. Additionally, you will observe how water moves throughout the environment and is affected by weather patterns. Then, you will utilize this information and your eScience lab kit (do visual Alternate Lab) to complete Demonstration 1and Experiment 1 on the Week Five Lab Reporting Form. Make sure to complete all of the following items before submission:
Read through the introductory material.
b.Perform Demonstration 1: Modeling the Water Cycle using your eScience lab manual and kit (do visual Alternate Lab).
c.Answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 3 in complete sentences on the Week Five Lab Reporting Form.
d.Complete Experiment 1: Water Movement using your eScience lab manual and kit (do visual Alternate Lab).
e.Answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 5 in complete sentences on the Week Five Lab Reporting Form.
Lab 5 – Weather and Climate Change
Lab 5 – Demonstration 1: Modeling the Water Cycle
POST LAB QUESTIONS
1. Which water cycle processes are represented in this model and by what components?
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2. Which water cycle processes are not represented? How could the model be altered to include each of these processes?
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3. How would the “weather” be affected if the water was at a decreased temperature? How would the “weather” be affected if the water temperature were increased?
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Experiment 1: Water Movement
POST LAB QUESTIONS
1. Develop a hypothesis predicting the effect of sunlight on evaporation?
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2. Based on the results of your experiment, would you reject or accept the hypothesis that you produced in question 1? Explain how you determined this.
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3. What parts of the water cycle are represented in this experiment?
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4. How would increasing the proportion of land (sand) to water affect the amount of water vapor released?
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5. How would drought conditions impact infiltration and evaporation from the ground?
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References
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