water cycle

The Water Cycle:

The Water Cycle

What is the Water Cycle?:

What is the Water Cycle? The water cycle is all about storing water and moving water on, in, and above the Earth. There is about the same amount of water on earth now that there was when the dinosaurs roamed our planet. Water source Water volume, in cubic miles Water volume, in cubic kilometers Percent of total freshwater Percent of total water Atmosphere 3,094 12,900 0.04% 0.001% Total global fresh water 8,404,000 35,030,000 100% 2.5% Total global water 332,500,000 1,386,000,000 -- 100% Global distribution of atmospheric water

Evaporation:

Evaporation Change in state of matter Liquid to gas Requires energy The more energy added, the faster the rate of evaporation

Evaporation is a ___________ process:

Evaporation is a ___________ process cooling

Condensation:

Condensation Change from gas to liquid Occurs when gases are cooled Creates clouds

Precipitation:

Precipitation Water that falls back to earth Rain snow sleet hail

Transpiration:

Transpiration Evaporation of groundwater