What Makes Rain?

•Tell me some things you saw while it was raining outside?

Also tell me how you think this might be happening?

We will now discuss the Water Cycle

Sun (Evaporation)

• Warmth of sun takes water from lakes, rivers, and puddles to the clouds to make the condensation in the clouds.

Clouds (Condensation)

Some kind of moisture/water has to be in the clouds

What moisture on a flower looks like

Rain (Precipitation)

If it is cold it will be Snow

Then Puddles

Then Runoffs

Starts all over again!

Questions and Answers

• What is the 1st thing that happens in the water cycle?

• The 2nd?• The 3rd?

References

• http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/graphics/watercycleplacematpage.gif

• http://www.city.stratford.on.ca/naturally/waterfacts.asp

• http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=15160