The Water Cycle513987]Water... · 2020-07-05 · The Water Cycle Water is constantly moving between sea, air and land Questions 1.Where does the water come from? 2.What happens to

The Water Cycle

•To understand the processes

involved in the water cycle

What is

Evaporation?

•It is the process of a liquid

heating to form a gas

What is

Condensation?

•It is the process of a gas cooling

to form a liquid

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

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

The sun shines and

the sea is heated

heat

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

Eva

po

rati

on

The water

evaporates and

forms clouds

The 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 CycleWater is constantly moving between sea, air and land

The snow

melts and

flows

Lakes

form

Snow forms

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

The Water Cycle is complete

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

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

The sun shines and

the sea is heated

heat

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

Eva

po

rati

on

The water

evaporates and

forms clouds

The 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 CycleWater is constantly moving between sea, air and land

The snow

melts and

flows

Lakes

form

Snow forms

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

The Water Cycle is complete

Complete the diagram of the Water

cycle, adding colour and labels.

Water is taken up by plants or the soil

… some flows overland in rivers

Water vapour cools and becomes tiny water

droplets forming clouds

CONDENSATION

Clouds get heavy and rain starts to fall

PRECIPITATION

The 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?