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Good Example of Water Cycle
Water Cycle:The purpose of the water cycle is to constantly replenish the most
important natural resource needed for all living things to exist: water.
SOL 3.9 The student will investigate and understand the water cycle and its relationship to life on Earth. b)the energy from the sun drives the
water cycle; c)the water cycle involves several processes.
A. Evaporation:Sun and wind causes water to evaporate.
B. Condensation:This is a process where water vapor
(gas) gets cold and changes back into a liquid, forming clouds.
C. Precipitation is falling moisture from the clouds: Rain, Snow, Sleet, and Hail.
D. Collection of water occurs in oceans, streams, lakes, and rivers.
The water cycle repeats each step from A through D.
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