Rainforest Water Cycle

Question 1

Why does a rainforest produce a lot of its own rain?

Accepted Answer

The trees take up water and release it as vapor, which makes clouds that then rain down.

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The ocean sends big waves of water straight into the forest.

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Strong winds blow rain from other places into the rainforest.

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The soil holds the rain and never lets it go.

Question 2

A rubber tree in a tropical rainforest drinks water from the wet soil. Which description correctly shows what the tree does next, how the water moves, and how the next rain forms?

Accepted Answer

The tree pulls the water up through its roots, lets it escape as water vapor from its leaves, the vapor rises into the warm air, gathers into clouds above the canopy, and the clouds later release rain that falls onto the forest floor.

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The tree pulls the water up, the water then falls as rain straight from the leaves, the rain creates clouds, and the clouds cause the water to rise back into the air.

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Water evaporates from the soil, forms clouds, the clouds make rain, and the rain is then taken up by the tree’s roots.

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The tree releases water from its roots into the air, the water rises and becomes clouds, the clouds cause the tree to grow taller, and then rain falls.

Question 3

Which of the following shows the correct order of how water moves in a rainforest?

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1. Trees absorb water → water leaves the leaves (transpiration) → moisture rises → clouds form → rain falls

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2. Rain falls → clouds form → moisture rises → trees absorb water → water leaves the leaves (transpiration)

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4. Water leaves the leaves (transpiration) → trees absorb water → moisture rises → clouds form → rain falls

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3. Trees absorb water → clouds form → moisture rises → water leaves the leaves (transpiration) → rain falls

Try three questions

Why does a rainforest produce a lot of its own rain?

A rubber tree in a tropical rainforest drinks water from the wet soil. Which description correctly shows what the tree does next, how the water moves, and how the next rain forms?

Which of the following shows the correct order of how water moves in a rainforest?

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