Water Cycle Also known as the hydrologic cycle

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Water Cycle (Also known as the hydrologic cycle) • The continuous process by which

Water Cycle (Also known as the hydrologic cycle) • The continuous process by which water moves from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back

Water Cycle http: //www. osovo. com/diagram/water_cycle. jpg

Water Cycle http: //www. osovo. com/diagram/water_cycle. jpg

Water Vapor • Water Vapor is the invisible, gaseous form of water.

Water Vapor • Water Vapor is the invisible, gaseous form of water.

Water Vapor • Make sure you understand that fog and clouds are NOT water

Water Vapor • Make sure you understand that fog and clouds are NOT water vapor, they are made of tiny droplets of condensed water. WATER VAPOR IS INVISIBLE Photos by Rusty Sturken

Evaporation • The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb

Evaporation • The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas • EX: water vapor (liquid) (gas)

Evaporation http: //www. tapintoquality. com/facts/glossary/evaporation. jpg

Evaporation http: //www. tapintoquality. com/facts/glossary/evaporation. jpg

Transpiration • The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves

Transpiration • The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves

Transpiration http: //techalive. mtu. edu/meec/module 01/images/transpiration. jpg

Transpiration http: //techalive. mtu. edu/meec/module 01/images/transpiration. jpg

Condensation • The process by which a gas, such as water vapor, changes to

Condensation • The process by which a gas, such as water vapor, changes to a liquid, such as water • This is how clouds are formed

Condensation http: //www. dreamstime. com/blue-water-drops-condensation-thumb 1809120. jpg

Condensation http: //www. dreamstime. com/blue-water-drops-condensation-thumb 1809120. jpg

Precipitation • Forms of water, such as rain, snow, sleet or hail that fall

Precipitation • Forms of water, such as rain, snow, sleet or hail that fall from clouds and reach Earth’s surface

Precipitation http: //www. fondriest. com/fileshare/subpages/science_library/precipitation. jpg

Precipitation http: //www. fondriest. com/fileshare/subpages/science_library/precipitation. jpg

Infiltration • Is when precipitation soak into the shallow soil layer, then seeps into

Infiltration • Is when precipitation soak into the shallow soil layer, then seeps into streams or groundwater

Groundwater • Water that fills the cracks and pores in underground soil and rock

Groundwater • Water that fills the cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers

Groundwater GROUNDWATER http: //www. epa. gov/bioiweb 1/images/hydrocyc. gif

Groundwater GROUNDWATER http: //www. epa. gov/bioiweb 1/images/hydrocyc. gif

Watershed • The land area that supplies water to a river system ( think

Watershed • The land area that supplies water to a river system ( think of “drainage basin”)

Watershed http: //www. recycleworks. org/images/watershed_800. jpg

Watershed http: //www. recycleworks. org/images/watershed_800. jpg

Water Table • The top of the saturated zone, or depth to the groundwater

Water Table • The top of the saturated zone, or depth to the groundwater in an aquifer

Water Table http: //www. groundwater. org/gi/images/groundwaterdiagram. jpg

Water Table http: //www. groundwater. org/gi/images/groundwaterdiagram. jpg

Aquifer • An underground layer of rock or soil that holds water

Aquifer • An underground layer of rock or soil that holds water

Aquifer http: //mtnwater. com/images/missoula_aquifer-450. gif

Aquifer http: //mtnwater. com/images/missoula_aquifer-450. gif

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