The sun heats water.
Water turns into steam and goes up.
The steam makes clouds.
The clouds get full of water.
Rain falls from the clouds.
Rain fills rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Some water goes into the ground.
Plants use the water to grow.
The sun heats the water again.
This happens again and again.
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What role does condensation play in the water cycle?
How does precipitation occur and what are the different forms of precipitation?
What is the significance of transpiration in the water cycle?
How do rivers and streams contribute to the water cycle?
What is groundwater and how does it move through the water cycle?
How does the water cycle affect weather and climate?
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Transpiration
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Water table
Aquifer
Watershed
1. What are the main stages of the water cycle?
2. How do clouds form in the water cycle?
3. How do humans affect the water cycle?
4. How would the water cycle change if Earth’s temperature increased significantly?
What if the climate in India is winter will the cycle have any difference?
What if the water cycle is in any kind of cold region,when two filled with ice? Will there be a difference?
what is the name of each step ?