The farmland in the Central Valley of California is among the most productive in the world. Besides good soil and a mild climate, the region has a lot of water. Streams drain off of the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the east and join the mighty Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers in the Central Valley.
Based on your knowledge and observations of water in our atmosphere, create a flow chart depicting water’s movement on the Earth. Then compare your sketch to the water cycle figure shown below.