1. Aim: How is Earth’s supply of water being continuously recycled?
Unit 8-Climate
Water Cycle Notes
Aim: How is Earth’s supply of water being continuously recycled?

2. ***THE EARTH RECYCLES WATER***
I. Water Cycle
The Earth has a limited supply of water that is constantly being recycled between the oceans, the atmosphere, and the ground.
***THE EARTH RECYCLES WATER***

3. II. Parts of the Water Cycle

4. Change from a liquid to gas from surface water
A. Evaporation
Change from a liquid to gas from surface water

5. B. Transpiration
Process by which living plants release water vapor into the atmosphere (plant sweat)

6. C. Evapotranspiration
Combination of evaporation from the surface water and transpiration from plants and vegetative coverings from the ground.
1. This is how water enters the atmosphere

8. Change of a gas to a liquid; the way in which clouds form
D. Condensation
Change of a gas to a liquid; the way in which clouds form

9. E. Precipitation
Water in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail falling from the sky

10. F. Runoff
Precipitation that is unable to infiltrate the soil, so it moves over land into streams

11. G. Groundwater Water that can infiltrate the ground
Aquifer- underground fresh water lake