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Topic 7 - Ecology (P2)
Organisation of an ecosystem
Water cycle
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What is precipitation?
Water droplets in clouds get heavier, they fall as
rain
, snow or
hail
What is Percolation?
Water trickles through gaps and rocks
What is transpiration?
Loss of
water vapour
from plant as it evaporates from the leaves (through the
stomata
)
What is evaporation?
The sun heats up the earth’s surface and water is turned from liquid into
water vapour
What is condensation in the water cycle?
As moist air rises, it cools so water Vapor turns back into liquid droplets - producing clouds
This is the
water cycle
