the water cycle
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The Water Cycle. 4-4.1Summarize the processes of the water cycle (including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff). . water changes form and cycles between Earth’s surface and the air and back again. There are 4 components of the water cycle process . 1. Evaporation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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THE WATER CYCLE4-4.1 Summarize the processes of the water cycle (including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff).
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WATER CHANGES FROM AND CYCLES BETWEEN EARTH’S SURFACE AND THE AIR AND BACK AGAIN.
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THERE ARE 4 COMPONENTS OF THE WATER CYCLE PROCESS
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1. EVAPORATION
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LIQUID WATER ON EARTH BECOMES A GAS, CALLED WATER VAPOR, AS PART OF THE AIR THROUGH THE PROCESS OF EVAPORATION
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THE PROCESS OF EVAPORATION RESULTS FROM THE SUN’S ENERGY.
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2. CONDENSATION
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CONDENSATION HAPPENS IN THE AIR AS WATER VAPOR CHANGES BACK TO DROPLETS OF WATER
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CLOUDS FORM AS A RESULT OF CONDENSATION; DEW ALSO FORMS FROM CONDENSATION, BUT THE WATER DROPLETS CONDENSE DIRECTLY ONTO A SURFACE SUCH AS GRASS, A CAR, OR GLASS.
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THE PROCESS OF CONDENSATION RESULTS FROM THE COOLING OF AIR TEMPERATURE.
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3. PRECIPITATION
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AFTER CONDENSATION OCCURS ALLOWING FOR THE FORMING OF CLOUDS, ANY FORM OF WATER THAT FALLS FROM THE CLOUDS IS CALLED PRECIPITATION (RAIN, SNOW, SLEET, HAIL).
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SNOW, SLEET, AND HAIL RESULT FROM FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN THE AIR; RAIN FORMS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE FREEZING.
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4. RUNOFF
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IF PRECIPITATION FALLS ON LAND SURFACES, IT ATTEMPTS TO RETURN TO THE OCEAN OR LAKES AS RUNOFF.