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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?
