Water cycle

What is water cycle ?

 Water gets cycled through the land and the

atmosphere.
 The water cycle consists of evaporation,
condensation, precipitation and runoff
repeated all over and over again.
Water cycle
 Evaporation

 The sun’s rays heat the water in oceans and in

the ground transforming it into water vapor that
rises into the atmosphere.
 Water is also released by plants in the
atmosphere through the process of
transpiration.
 Condensation

Afterthe water has been evaporated from

water bodies and the ground, it starts to
cool down and clump together to form tiny
water droplets which then join to become
clouds.
 Precipitation

When clouds get large and heavy due

to so many water droplets together, the
water start to fall back from atmosphere
towards the Earth in the form of rain,
snow, sleet and hail.
 Surface runoff and ground
water
 When precipitation falls on the ground, it
moves into rivers and streams that eventually
flow back into the ocean. The water flowing
on the surface is called runoff and water
flowing below the surface is called ground
water.
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