What is the Water Cycle

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What is the Water Cycle?
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What about plants, do they have a role in the
water cycle ?
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Transpiration Video
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Just like we perspire (sweat) to stay cool,
plants transpire to stay cool
Water vapor moves through small openings in the
surface of leaves called stomates.
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Leaf under a microscope
Water inside the plant absorbs the heat, which
cools the plant and keeps the leaves from dying!
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Leaf as you we see it
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The role of plants in the water cycle
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Water, with the help of the sun and plants keeps
moving with no starting or stopping point
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Transpiration ExperimentWhat factors influence
this process?