Lesson 01 Cycles Of Hydrosphere
In this unit, you will develop models to understand and analyze systems,
specifically the hydrosphere and the atmosphere. You will investigate how
energy flows and matter cycles within and between these two systems.
In this unit, you will:
1. Create and revise models of the hydrosphere and atmosphere to analyze
the matter and energy in those systems.
2. Identify and analyze the weather and climate and how they are affected
by the hydrosphere and atmosphere.
3. Apply your knowledge and analyze data regarding specific climate and
weather patterns.
4. Investigate the advancements in technology that enable people to predict
weather.
This unit, Hydrosphere and Atmosphere, addresses the following Arizona State
Science Standards, and is designed to further your understanding of the cycling
of matter and flow of energy in more complex systems.
7.E1U1.5 Construct a model that shows the cycling of matter and flow of energy
in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.
7.E1U2.7 Analyze and interpret data to construct an explanation for how
advances in technology have improved weather prediction.
Lesson 4.1 Cycle of the Hydrosphere
Learning Target: I can create a model of Earth's hydrosphere.
In this introductory lesson to the unit, we will explore the hydrosphere. The
hydrosphere is all of Earth's water, whether in oceans, groundwater or in the
atmosphere as water vapor. The water cycle is the cyclical movement of water
on and above our planet. This lesson specifically explores how water moves
through the input of energy from the Sun. The lesson is presented in the video
The Water Cycle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4YPtgJw0QU . Near the
end, the narrator asks you to view a video.
Please download and complete the Lesson 4.1 guided notes while you watch
the lesson. You will submit these notes in Assignment 4.1.
Assignment
You were also assigned the task to create an initial model of the hydrosphere:
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Create a model of the hydrosphere on a blank sheet of paper.
If you have forgotten what a cycle diagram should like, please
refer back to Unit 2 Lesson 7 on the rock cycle.
Hold onto that model that you draw, as you will be asked to revise and update
as you go through the next few lessons and will be submitting it after Lesson 3.