How does the water cycle work?

Answer 1

Evaporation:

on a warm sunny day, water in a glass of water seems to slowly disappear. this is because the energy from the sun is heating the water up and turning the liquid water into water vapor. this process is called evaporation. when the water evaporates, it becomes an invisible gas in the atmosphere. evaporation takes place all over the earth, but especially in the oceans and lakes where there is lots of water.

condensation:

as the water vapor rises, it cools off and condenses into water droplets, if the water vapor becomes extremely cold, it will form ice crystals instead of water droplets. as the water droplets or ice crystals grow bigger and more numerous, they form clouds.

precipitation:

if water droplets or ice crystals become too heavy, they can't stay in the air. they precipitate. water droplets precipitate as rain and ice crystals precipitate as snow. sometimes, the rain freezes before it hits the earth and precipitate as hail.

runoff:

this precipitation gathers into streams and rivers that flow down to the lakes and oceans. this is called runoff. not all the water makes it back to the oceans and lakes right away. some is frozen into glaciers. eventually, the animals and plants breathe the water out and the glaciers melt, releasing the water back into the water cycle.

the end:

hi so that was my way of talking bout the water cycle. actually i got this from a worksheet. copied it down. so yeah. and that worksheet came from my teacher. ms.behrakis. she is actually a mad scientist. she knows alot-im not kidding. she worked for the government, and worked in a real lab. surprising how she isnt teaching university. well anyway thanks and bye!!!!

Answer 2

nah