What is the water cycle?

The water cycle is the journey that water takes from land to sky
and back again. The water cycle is very important for life on
Earth.

How does the water move in

a cycle?
The water cycle has four main parts:

1.Evaporation
2.Condensation
3.Precipitation
4.Collection

Evaporation
The sun heats up
the water in
rivers, lakes and
seas. It
evaporates.

Condensation
Condensation
happens when the
vapour in the air
gets cold.
When the vapour
gets cold, it turns
back into a liquid
form; this is what
makes clouds!

Precipitation
The water droplets form
clouds. The wind moves
the clouds over the
land. When they
become too heavy with
a lot of water droplets,
the water comes down
as liquid (water) or solid
(snow).

Collection
This happens when the
water collects in one
place and forms a
river, lake, or any other
body of water!
Then the water cycle
repeats!

The Water Cycle

Fun facts!
The water you drink
everyday is the same
water since the Jurassic
Period!
The sun is necessary in
the water cycle: no sun
means no evaporation.
Only 2.5% of the worlds
water is freshwater.