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    The water cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. The sun drives the water cycle by evaporating water from oceans, lakes, soil, and plants, which rises into the atmosphere. As the water vapor cools and condenses, clouds form and precipitation occurs in the form of rain or snow. This precipitation falls back to Earth's surface, where some is absorbed into groundwater and soil and some runs off into streams, rivers, and oceans, completing the cycle.

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    The water cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. The sun drives the water cycle by evaporating water from oceans, lakes, soil, and plants, which rises into the atmosphere. As the water vapor cools and condenses, clouds form and precipitation occurs in the form of rain or snow. This precipitation falls back to Earth's surface, where some is absorbed into groundwater and soil and some runs off into streams, rivers, and oceans, completing the cycle.

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    The water cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. The sun drives the water cycle by evaporating water from oceans, lakes, soil, and plants, which rises into the atmosphere. As the water vapor cools and condenses, clouds form and precipitation occurs in the form of rain or snow. This precipitation falls back to Earth's surface, where some is absorbed into groundwater and soil and some runs off into streams, rivers, and oceans, completing the cycle.

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    05 Water Cycle

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    The water cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. The sun drives the water cycle by evaporating water from oceans, lakes, soil, and plants, which rises into the atmosphere. As the water vapor cools and condenses, clouds form and precipitation occurs in the form of rain or snow. This precipitation falls back to Earth's surface, where some is absorbed into groundwater and soil and some runs off into streams, rivers, and oceans, completing the cycle.

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    The Water Cycle

    Water never leaves the Earth. It is constantly


    being cycled through the atmosphere, ocean,
    and land. This process, known as the water
    cycle, is driven by energy from the sun. The
    water cycle is crucial to the existence of life on
    our planet.

    The Water Cycle

    During part of the water cycle, the sun heats


    up liquid water and changes it to a gas by the
    process of evaporation. Water that
    evaporates from Earths oceans, lakes, rivers,
    and moist soil rises up into the atmosphere.

    The process of evaporation from plants is


    called transpiration. (In other words, its like
    plants sweating.)

    As water (in the form of gas) rises higher in the


    atmosphere, it starts to cool and become a liquid
    again. This process is called condensation. When
    a large amount of water vapor condenses, it
    results in the formation of clouds.

    When the water in the clouds gets too


    heavy, the water falls back to the earth.
    This is called precipitation.

    When rain falls on the land, some of the water is


    absorbed into the ground forming pockets of water
    called groundwater. Most groundwater eventually
    returns to the ocean. Other precipitation runs
    directly into streams or rivers. Water that collects
    in rivers, streams, and oceans is called runoff.

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