Water Cycle

• Heat from the Sun causes water on Earth (in oceans, lakes etc) to evaporate (turn from liquid into gas) and rise into the sky. This water vapor collects in the sky in the form of clouds as condensation. As water vapor in the clouds cools down it becomes water again, this process is called precipitation

Water is found almost everywhere on Earth, from high mountain snowcaps and

glaciers to oceans to freshwater on land and underground. Energy from the sun

and the force of gravity drive the continual cycling of water. Gravity causes

precipitation to fall from clouds, and causes water on land to flow downward

through watersheds.

https://pmm.nasa.gov/education/sites/default/files/lesson_plan_files/exploring-water-

cycle/Exploring%20the%20Water%20Cycle%20TG%20v2.pdf

Evaporation:

Heat from the Sun causes water on Earth (in oceans, lakes etc) to evaporate (turn from

liquid into gas) and rise into the sky. This water vapor collects in the sky in the form

of clouds

Condensation:

As water vapor in the clouds cools down it becomes water again, this process is called

condensation.

Precipitation:

Water falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, hail, or sleet, this process is called

precipitation.

Collection:

Oceans and lakes collect water that has fallen. Water evaporates into the sky again and

the cycle continues.

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/weather/thewatercyclediagram.html

https://www.eduplace.com/kids/sla/graphics/sla_3d1.jpg