The Water Cycle By: Mrs. Rios. What are clouds? - A cloud is a collection of tiny water drops or ice...

The Water CycleBy: Mrs. Rios

What are clouds?- A cloud is a collection

of tiny water drops or ice crystals in the air.

- - Precipitation falls from the clouds. However not all clouds bring precipitation.

- -There are different types of clouds.

Stratus clouds. - Status clouds are

low, flat layers of clouds.

- They can be gray or white.

-They bring rain or snow.

Fog is a stratus cloud that forms near the ground.

Cirrus Clouds - Cirrus clouds are

white, thin clouds that form high above the ground.

-They are seen during fair weather, on a warm, sunny day.

Cumulus clouds - They are white,

puffy clouds, with flat bottoms.

- You see them during fair weather.

-If they become dark, they may bring thunderstorms.

How do clouds form? Evaporation: Water

in clouds, and fog comes from the water in earth’s surface.

- The sun shines on the water, and water evaporates, or changes into gas.

Evaporation - The changing of

a liquid to a gas.

-Water in gas form is called: water vapor.

Condensation: - When the water

changes from gas to liquid.

- Water vapor rises into the air and cools down. Then it condenses and gathers around dust in the air.

- This is how clouds are formed.

What is the water cycle? - Water moves

from Earth’s surface into the atmosphere, and back again.

-There could be no water cycle without the sun.

Water evaporates: - The sun’s energy

heats water in lakes, rivers, oceans, streams, and land.

- water turns into water vapor.

Water condenses: - Water vapor rises

and cools.

- water vapor turns into liquid water drops.

-Drops form clouds.

Water falls - When enough

water has condensed in clouds, water falls to the earth, as precipitation.

Water flows: -Some

precipitation flows into lakes, rivers, and oceans.

- Some soaks into land and becomes underground water.

Severe weather: - Water cycles can

produce severe weather.

-Example: Thunderstorms: a storm with thunder, lightning, heavy rains, strong winds, and even hail.

Tornadoes: - Storm with

rotating winds that form over land.

- Looks like a big, tall tunnel.

-It damages most things in it’s path.

Hurricanes: - A large storm

with strong winds and heavy rain.

- It forms over the ocean.

-When it moves over land, it’s winds, and rain damage property.

Blizzard: - A storm with lots

of snow, cold temperatures, and strong winds.

- Blizzards bury plants, cars, and buildings under snow.