The water cycle
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The document discusses the water cycle and its 9 key stages: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, interception, infiltration, percolation, transpiration, runoff, and storage. It explains each stage in detail, specifically how water changes between liquid, gas, and solid states, and how it moves between the atmosphere, land, and bodies of water. The water cycle is critical because it replenishes our water supply, supports ecosystems, and influences our access to clean water for drinking and other uses.
The water cycle
- 1. Water Cycle
- 2. What is the water cycle?
- 3. How is this information useful?
- 4. How does it relate to use?The Water Cycle has 9 stagesEvaporation
- 5. Condensation
- 7. Interception
- 8. Infiltration
- 9. Percolation
- 10. Transpiration
- 11. Runoff
- 12. StorageEvaporationchanging of water from liquid to gasJohnson, Amanda Water Cycle 1 September 29, 2010 via Paint, Creative Commons Attribution
- 13. How does evaporation take place?North Carolina Aggregates Association, Evaporation December 1, 2008 via http://www.ncaggregates.org/rock_talk.php?file=water Creative Commons Attribution
- 14. Condensationchanging of water from gas to liquid Johnson, Amanda Water Cycle 2 September 29, 2010 via Paint, Creative Commons Attribution
- 15. PrecipitationWater particles fall from the skyJohnson, Amanda Water Cycle 3 September 29, 2010 via Paint, Creative Commons Attribution
- 16. InterceptionInterruption of the movement of waterJohnson, Amanda Water Cycle 4 September 29, 2010 via Paint, Creative Commons Attribution
- 17. InfiltrationWater in and through soilJohnson, Amanda Water Cycle 5 September 29, 2010 via Paint, Creative Commons Attribution
- 19. TranspirationWater in plants to water vaporJohnson, Amanda Water Cycle 6 September 29, 2010 via Paint, Creative Commons Attribution
- 20. RunoffFlow of water to large bodies of waterStreams
- 21. Rivers
- 22. Lakes
- 23. OceansJohnson, Amanda Water Cycle 7 September 29, 2010 via Paint, Creative Commons Attribution
- 24. StorageAtmosphere, on Earth surface, in groundJohnson, Amanda Water Cycle 8 September 29, 2010 via Paint, Creative Commons Attribution
- 25. The Earth replenishes itself
- 26. We know where rain comes from
- 27. We can determine How is this Information useful?
- 29. EcosystemsHow does this relate to use?
- 30. Quick Run Though Bramer, Daniel University of Illinois, A summary of the Hydrologic Cycle, Bringing all the pieces together 1997 via http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hyd/smry.rxml , Creative Commons Attribution
- 31. Any comments, questions, or concerns?
- 32. Brian0918, (Water cycle original upload 27 April 2005 via englishwikipedia http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycleprint.html,Creative Commons AttributionNo more mystery in Water Cycle