The Water Cycle

•To understand the processes

involved in the water cycle
 What is
Evaporation?
•It is the process of a liquid
heating to form a gas
 What is
Condensation?
•It is the process of a gas cooling
to form a liquid
 The Water Cycle
Water is constantly moving between sea, air and land
 The Water Cycle
Water is constantly moving between sea, air and land

The sun shines and

the sea is heated
heat
 The Water Cycle
Water is constantly moving between sea, air and land

The water
evaporates and
forms clouds
Evaporation
 The Water Cycle
Water is constantly moving between sea, air and land

Condensation

As air rises it cools

and condenses. It
reaches the
ground as rain,
snow, sleet or hail.
 The Water Cycle
Water is constantly moving between sea, air and land

Snow forms

Lakes
form
The snow
melts and
flows
 The Water Cycle
Water is constantly moving between sea, air and land

The Water Cycle is complete

 The Water Cycle
Water is constantly moving between sea, air and land
 The Water Cycle
Water is constantly moving between sea, air and land

The sun shines and

the sea is heated
heat
 The Water Cycle
Water is constantly moving between sea, air and land

The water
evaporates and
forms clouds
Evaporation
 The Water Cycle
Water is constantly moving between sea, air and land

Condensation

As air rises it cools

and condenses. It
reaches the
ground as rain,
snow, sleet or hail.
 The Water Cycle
Water is constantly moving between sea, air and land

Snow forms

Lakes
form
The snow
melts and
flows
 The Water Cycle
Water is constantly moving between sea, air and land

The Water Cycle is complete

 The Water Cycle
Water is constantly moving between sea, air and land

Questions
1.Where does the water come from?
2.What happens to it when the sun heats
it up?
3.As the vapour rises what happens to it?
4.Where does it go then?
5.How does the water get back to the
sea?