Exploring the Water Cycle
Learning Objective
I can describe the different stages of the water cycle.
Key Concepts
The water cycle describes how water moves on, above, and below the Earth, including every glacier and puddle.
Evaporation occurs when the sun heats the surface of oceans and lakes, turning liquid water into water vapor, while condensation is when water vapor cools and turns into liquid.
The water cycle consists of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation, which is repeated to move water around the world and empower weather events.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 3 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Describe what happens during the process of evaporation.
2. What is condensation and how does it contribute to the formation of clouds?
3. Which of the following is an example of precipitation?
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