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GRADE 5 Course Code: 502006001
BODY OF KNOWLEDGE: E: Earth/Space Science – N: Nature of Science
TOPIC X: Earth Systems and Patterns
ESSENTIAL CONTENT / Questions you can ask your child: /A. The Water Cycle is the change of water from one state to another and its movement from one place to another.
B. States of Matter - Water
1. solid - ice
2. liquid water
3. gas - water vapor
C. Parts of the Water Cycle
1. Evaporation – liquid water changes to a gas
2. Water vapor in the air is called humidity
3. Condensation – water vapor changes to liquid water
4. Water droplets slump together to form a cloud
5. Water that falls to the Earth is called precipitation
6. Precipitation falls as
a. rain
b. snow
c. sleet
d. hail
D. Influences on the Water Cycle.
1. Role of sun’s energy
2. The ocean and other bodies of water
a. rivers
b. lakes
c. ground water / / · What is the water cycle?
Sample answer: See letter A under Essential Content column - the change of water from one state to another and its movement from one place to another.
· What are the parts of the water cycle?
Sample answer: See letter C under Essential Content column.
· Can you describe one path water takes through the water cycle?
Sample answer: Water falls to the Earth as rain, as the sun’s energy heats it up, it evaporates moving to the atmosphere. There condensation takes place forming clouds which in turn falls to Earth as rain.
· What are the four types of precipitation?
Sample answer: See letter C number 6 under Essential Content column
· How’s does the sun’s energy affect the water cycle?
Sample answer: The sun provides energy that makes the water cycle happen.
· What is the role of the ocean in the water cycle?
Sample answer: The water cycleconnectsthe oceanto all of the Earth’srivers, lakes, and ground water by evaporation and precipitation.
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Second Nine Weeks 2015-2016 (Month of Instruction: December)