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FORMS OF WATER CYCLE

EVAPORATION

CONDENSATION
PRECIPITATION
WHAT IS EVAPORATION

Evaporationistheprocessby
whichwaterchangesfromaliquidtoagasor
vapor.Evaporationistheprimarypathway
thatwatermovesfromtheliquidstatebackinto
thewater cycleasatmosphericwatervapor.
WHAT IS CONDENSATION

Condensationistheprocessby
whichwatervaporintheairischangedinto
liquidwater.Condensationiscrucialto
thewater cyclebecauseitisresponsibleforthe
formationofclouds....Condensationisthe
oppositeofevaporation
WHAT IS PRECIPITATION

Precipitationiswaterreleasedfromclouds
intheformofrain,freezingrain,sleet,
snow,orhail.Itistheprimaryconnection
inthewater cyclethatprovidesforthe
deliveryofatmosphericwatertotheEarth.
Mostprecipitationfallsasrain.
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