Water Cycle Padlet by Laine Martin

Evaporation

lainemartin11 — 2024-11-05 19:15:49 UTC

Evaporation is when heat from the sun turns water found in the atmosphere into a gas called water vapor. Water can evaporate from oceans, the ground, rivers, plants, soil, lakes, and streams.

Condensation

lainemartin11 — 2024-11-05 19:17:15 UTC

Condensation is when the water vapor rises into the air and forms clouds and fog. You can see condensation happen sometimes when the outside of a cold water bottle gets foggy or has water droplets on the outside.

Precipitation

lainemartin11 — 2024-11-05 19:19:13 UTC

This is when too much water has condensed so the water droplets in the clouds become too big and heavy for the air to hold them. When this happens, the water droplets fall back down to earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.

lainemartin11 — 2024-11-05 19:20:12 UTC

The water cycle is important because it is needed to continuously replenish Earth’s freshwater supply. Humans need water to drink and we wouldn't have water to swim in or shower! Animals need water to drink and bathe too! Plants need water to grow and reproduce! The water cycle also regulates weather patterns.

Water Cycle Song

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Experiment!

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Activities!

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