Ashford 6: – Week 5 – Laboratory

Weather and Climate Change

Carefully review theGrading Rubric before beginning the
assignment.

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 youreScience lab kit to complete Demonstration 1and
Experiment 1 on theWeek Five Lab Reporting Form.
Make sure to complete all of the following items before submission:

1. Read through the introductory material.

2. Perform Demonstration 1: Modeling the Water Cycle
using your eScience lab manual and kit.

3. Answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 3 in complete
sentences on the Week Five Lab Reporting Form.

4. Complete Experiment 1: Water Movement using your eScience lab
manual and kit.

5. 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?

Hypothesis
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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.

Accept/reject =

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

Any sources utilized should be listed here.