The WATER CYCLEBY: FRANZ ABENOJAR

8-MANDELA

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

What is the water cycle?

The water cycle is an endless cycle that describes the existence and the movement of water on, in and above the earth.

It all starts with the water vapor, the process of changing liquid to gas then, goes above the atmosphere.

Water vapor

► First of all, it all starts in the ocean. Because of the sun, heats up the water and turns them into vapor.

Then, the vapor reaches to the atmosphere and then starts making rain.

The process is known as condensation, which means turns gas to water.

The process when the sun heats up the water and the formation of clouds.

Transpiration

The process by which moisture through plants from roots

Small pores on the underside of leaves

Changes to vapor

Released to atmosphere

Evaporation of water from plant leaves

Guttation

Precipitation

► Water released from clouds

► The types of precipitation are snow, rain, hail and sleet

► Condensed from vapor

► Formed by ice crystals in very cold places

► Pellets of frozen rain from cumulonimbus clouds

► Composed of rain and partially melted snow

Condensation

The process that gas cools down and forms to liquid.

The process forms the clouds.

The process makes the raindrops.

The process is responsible or ground-level fog.

In the air, it is very cold and high, then also makes fog.

Groundwater

Underground water

Cracks and spaces

Drinking water

>50% people drink groundwater in the United States

Almost everyone lives in rural areas

Irrigate crops

Deep and shallow water table

Heavy rains and melting snow causes the water table to rise

Water table falls

Important to human life

Surface Runoff

The flow of water that occurs when excess storm water, meltwater and other sources flows over the Earth’s surface.

Occurs when soil reaches full capacity because rain arrives more quickly than the soil that can absorb water

Overland flow occurs in surfaces before reaching a channel

Runoff on land areas is known as a watershed

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/surface_runoff.htm

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