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The Water CycleThe Water Cycle

•To understand the processes involved in the water cycle

What is What is Evaporation?Evaporation?•It is the process of a liquid heating to form a gas

What is What is Condensation?Condensation?

•It is the process of a gas cooling to form a liquid

The Water CycleThe Water CycleWater is constantly moving between sea, air and land

The Water CycleThe Water CycleWater is constantly moving between sea, air and land

The sun shines and the sea is heated

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The water evaporates and forms clouds

The Water CycleThe Water CycleWater is constantly moving between sea, air and land

Condensation

As air rises it cools and condenses. It reaches the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail.

The Water CycleThe Water CycleWater is constantly moving between sea, air and land

The snow melts and flows

Rivers flow to

the sea

Lakes form

Snow forms

The Water CycleThe Water CycleWater is constantly moving between sea, air and land

The Water Cycle is completeThe Water Cycle is complete

The Water CycleThe Water CycleWater is constantly moving between sea, air and land

The Water CycleThe Water CycleWater is constantly moving between sea, air and land

The sun shines and the sea is heated

hea

t

The Water CycleThe Water CycleWater is constantly moving between sea, air and land

Eva

po

rati

on

The water evaporates and forms clouds

The Water CycleThe Water CycleWater is constantly moving between sea, air and land

Condensation

As air rises it cools and condenses. It reaches the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail.

The Water CycleThe Water CycleWater is constantly moving between sea, air and land

The snow melts and flows

Rivers flow to

the sea

Lakes form

Snow forms

The Water CycleThe Water CycleWater is constantly moving between sea, air and land

The Water Cycle is completeThe Water Cycle is complete

The Water CycleThe Water CycleWater is constantly moving between sea, air and land

Questions

1.Where does the water come from?

2.What happens to it when the sun heats it up?

3.As the vapour rises what happens to it?

4.Where does it go then?

5.How does the water get back to the sea?

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