The Water

Cycle
The Water Cycle consists
of….
•Evaporation/transpiration
•Condensation
•Precipitation
•Run-off
We reuse water
everyday. It works as an
endless cycle.
The Earth is very limited in
Fresh Water. We have to
use and reuse what we have.
Water can be found in 3 states.
• Liquid- water, streams,
lakes
• Gas- evaporation, clouds,
fog
• Solid- ice, glaciers
 • Why do puddles
disappear on hot

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days?
What is happening?

• Water is turning from

a liquid to a gas!

EVAPORATION
Transpiration
Similar to evaporation, only water is
evaporated off of the leaves of
plants after it is absorbed through
the roots
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Oceans
account for
80% of water
that is
evaporated.
What Happens Next?
The process of condensation
occurs
•When the temp of the air is cold
enough to change the water
molecules from gas to a liquid
•Water droplets form when small
dust particles are present for the
water to attach to
This process forms
clouds!
The water eventually has to come down…
1)Water condenses onto tiny
particles
2)Droplets collide and grow in
size and weight
3)Enough collision occur to
override the updraft speed
4)Droplets fall
Precipitation
• Process of when water in the atmosphere
falls to the earth’s surface.

Types of Precipitation?
SNOW HAIL
SLEET
RAIN
Water that falls as rain and snow infiltrates
into the subsurface of soil and rock. Some stays
in the the soil, some may enter a stream, and
some may infiltrate deeper and recharge
ground aquifers.
How do we use ground
water?
•Pump water out of wells
•Create dams to channel water into
aquifers
•We depend on stored water for
daily use
Majority of water movement is
contributed by the melting of
snow caps

-Snow caps act as

a natural
reservoirs
We need fresh water to
survive, so use it
efficiently!
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