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How does the rain happen?
Rain is the primary source of fresh water for most areas of the world, providing suitable
conditions for diverse ecosystems, as well as water for hydroelectric power plants and
crop irrigation.
The phenomenon of rain is actually a water circle. The concept of the water cycle
involves the sun heating the Earth's surface water and causing the surface water to
evaporate. The water vapor rises into the Earth's atmosphere. The water in the
atmosphere cools and condenses into liquid droplets. The droplets grow until they are
heavy and fall to the earth as precipitation which can be in the form of rain or snow.
However, not all rain reaches the surface. Some evaporates while falling through dry
air. This is called virga, a phenomenon which is often seen in hot, dry desert regions.
Source:
http://mypages.iit.edu/~smart/abduima/lesson2.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain
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Answer the questions based on the text?
What are the benefits of rain?
What do we call the phenomena of rain?
When does the water evaporate?
How does the water become droplets?
Why does all the rain not reach the surface?
What is virga?
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Find the synonim and make a sentence by using the following words?
provide
crop
rise
reach
region
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Based on the following slides, please elaborate
into an explanation paragraph in pairs.
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CATERPILLAR’S (OR LARVA’S)
EGG
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CATERPILLAR OR LARVA
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ADULT CATERPILLAR
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The chrysalis (or pupa)
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BUTTERFLY
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Adult B’fly lays its eggs
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Let’s make a review what we
have just discussed
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Good Luck...........
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