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    The water cycle has four main stages: evaporation where the sun causes water to rise from sources into vapor, condensation where vapor cools and condenses into liquid water forming clouds, precipitation where water falls from clouds as rain, snow or hail, and collection where fallen water is stored in oceans, rivers, lakes or underground. The sun and gravity drive the continuous cycle as the sun evaporates water which gravity then returns to Earth.

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    The water cycle has four main stages: evaporation where the sun causes water to rise from sources into vapor, condensation where vapor cools and condenses into liquid water forming clouds, precipitation where water falls from clouds as rain, snow or hail, and collection where fallen water is stored in oceans, rivers, lakes or underground. The sun and gravity drive the continuous cycle as the sun evaporates water which gravity then returns to Earth.

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    There Are Four Main Stages in The Water Cycle

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    The water cycle has four main stages: evaporation where the sun causes water to rise from sources into vapor, condensation where vapor cools and condenses into liquid water forming clouds, precipitation where water falls from clouds as rain, snow or hail, and collection where fallen water is stored in oceans, rivers, lakes or underground. The sun and gravity drive the continuous cycle as the sun evaporates water which gravity then returns to Earth.

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    There are four main stages in the water cycle.

    They are evaporation, condensation,


    precipitation and collection. Let's look at each of these stages.

    Evaporation: This is when warmth from the sun causes water from oceans, lakes,
    streams, ice and soils to rise into the air and turn into water vapour (gas). Water
    vapour droplets join together to make clouds!

    Condensation: This is when water vapour in the air cools down and turns back into
    liquid water.

    Precipitation: This is when water (in the form of rain, snow, hail or sleet) falls from
    clouds in the sky.

    Collection: This is when water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, hail or sleet,
    collects in the oceans, rivers, lakes, and streams. Most will infiltrate (soak into) the
    ground and will collect as underground water.

    The water cycle is powered by the sun's energy and by gravity. The sun kickstarts
    the whole cycle by heating all the Earth's water and making it evaporate. Gravity
    makes the moisture fall back to Earth.

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