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This is the West Virginia Conservation Agency website. The information is contained on one page of this website. The other pages are about the West Virginia Conservation Agency and their other programs. The water budget page explains where most of the water is on Earth. There is a graphic that shows how water goes between the atmosphere, the land, and the oceans.
This video is presented by the National Science Foundation and Ohio University. The video very clearly explains a water budget. It also uses the water cycle to explain the water budget. The video gives formal definitions of each of the terms of the water cycle. It gives the water budget equation and each term in the equation. The video goes through topographic maps and how to draw them in order to see how ground water flows. The video shows in detail how to use the water budget equation.
NASA’s website explains the water cycle. There are several links off of the first page that lead to other pages that explain different items in the water cycle.
This National Science Foundation video talks about the water cycle and how it works. It talks about all of the places where water can be found. It explains each of the parts of the water cycle and how water moves in the cycle. The video explains the language that is used to talk about the parts of the water cycle. There are games to implement that will help students understand the water cycle. The website explains the instruments used to study the water cycle. The final pages deal with the societal applications to the water cycle.
This activity shows a video about the water cycle and then asks students to take a quiz afterwards.