1. The Water Cycle

2. Steps in the Water Cycle

3. Evaporation the process of changing water from a liquid to a gas
occurs when water on Earth is heated by the Sun

4. 6. Condensation
the process of changing water vapor (gas) back into liquid
occurs when water vapor cools as it gets higher in the atmosphere
this is what makes clouds

5. 1. Precipitation 3. Collection
liquid water falls from clouds back to Earth
can be in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail
3. Collection
oceans and lakes collect water that has fallen
stays in collection until evaporation occurs

6. 2. Runoff
water that flows down a mountain in a river or a stream, or off a surface into a collection source
5.Ground Water
water located beneath the Earth’s surface
can come to the surface through springs

7. 4. Infiltration
The movement of water through the soil into aquifers underground
An aquifer is a large body of groundwater that can be extracted and used

8. 7. Transpiration
the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released into the atmosphere

9. 9. Water Source
Body of water that heats up and begins the process of evaporation.
Lake, river, ocean, etc.