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    The water cycle involves water evaporating from bodies of water into water vapor due to heat from the sun. Water vapor rises into the atmosphere where it condenses into clouds. When clouds become too full, the water falls as precipitation in the form of rain or snow. Precipitation runs into rivers and lakes and infiltrates the ground, eventually making its way back into bodies of water, completing the cycle. The water cycle is a continuous process driven by heat from the sun.

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    Water Cycle

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    The water cycle involves water evaporating from bodies of water into water vapor due to heat from the sun. Water vapor rises into the atmosphere where it condenses into clouds. When clouds become too full, the water falls as precipitation in the form of rain or snow. Precipitation runs into rivers and lakes and infiltrates the ground, eventually making its way back into bodies of water, completing the cycle. The water cycle is a continuous process driven by heat from the sun.

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    The water cycle involves water evaporating from bodies of water into water vapor due to heat from the sun. Water vapor rises into the atmosphere where it condenses into clouds. When clouds become too full, the water falls as precipitation in the form of rain or snow. Precipitation runs into rivers and lakes and infiltrates the ground, eventually making its way back into bodies of water, completing the cycle. The water cycle is a continuous process driven by heat from the sun.

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    Water Cycle

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    The water cycle involves water evaporating from bodies of water into water vapor due to heat from the sun. Water vapor rises into the atmosphere where it condenses into clouds. When clouds become too full, the water falls as precipitation in the form of rain or snow. Precipitation runs into rivers and lakes and infiltrates the ground, eventually making its way back into bodies of water, completing the cycle. The water cycle is a continuous process driven by heat from the sun.

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    WATER CYCLE

    There are a number of steps involved in the water


    cycle.

    Step

    The sun happens to be the driving force of the water


    cycle. It heats up the water in seas, rivers, lakes and
    glaciers, which evaporates and rises up in the
    atmosphere.
    Water is also evaporated through plants and soil through a
    process called transpiration. This evaporated water is in
    the form of water vapor, which cannot be seen with naked
    eyes.

    Step 2

    This water vapor then comes in contact with air currents,


    which take it higher into the atmosphere. After reaching
    cooler temperatures, the water vapor condenses to form
    clouds, which contain millions of tiny droplets of water.

    Step 3

    These clouds move all round the globe and grow in size
    collecting more water vapor on their way. When it
    becomes too heavy for the clouds to hold anymore water
    vapor, they burst and the droplets of water fall back on
    earth in the form of rain. If the atmosphere is cold enough,
    the form of precipitation changes from rain to snow and
    sleet.

    Step 4

    In the last step, rain or melted snow flows back into water
    bodies like rivers, lakes, and streams. Rainwater is also
    soaked up by the soil, through a process called infiltration

    . Some of the water also runs off the surface or seeps in


    the ground, which may later be seen as groundwater or
    freshwater springs. Eventually the water reaches the
    oceans, which are the largest water bodies and the
    biggest
    source
    of
    water
    vapor.

    This is a never-ending cycle, and all the water in the


    oceans and other water bodies is subject to this cycle,
    which
    is
    running
    continually.
    The water cycle happens to be a simple cycle, yet involves
    a lot of processes.
    Evaporation
    When the heat of the sun causes water to turn to water
    vapor, it is known as evaporation.
    Condensation
    As the water vapor moves higher in the atmosphere, it
    cools down due to a decrease in the temperature. On
    cooling, the water vapor condenses to form tiny droplets
    of water. This process is known as condensation.
    Precipitation
    The tiny droplets of water that are formed as a result of
    condensation keep on accumulating in the clouds. When a
    cloud can no longer accommodate any more water
    droplets, the water is released from them in the form of
    rain,
    hail,
    sleet,
    or
    snow.
    Transpiration
    Plants absorb water from the soil and transport it to the
    leaves via the stem. When this water evaporates from the
    leaves and stem, it is termed as transpiration.
    Infiltration
    When the water on the surface of the earth seeps down
    the ground, it is called percolation or infiltration. It later
    forms
    aquifers
    in
    low-lying
    regions.
    These were the major steps and processes involved in the
    water cycle. A cycle - from water vapor in the air to
    precipitation as rain - takes about nine days to complete.

    The Carbon Cycle


    In the atmosphere, carbon is attached to some oxygen in a gas
    called carbon dioxide.

    Plants use carbon dioxide and sunlight to make their own food and
    grow. The carbon becomes part of the plant. Plants that die and
    are buried may turn into fossil fuels made of carbon like coal and
    oil over millions of years. When humans burn fossil fuels, most of
    the carbon quickly enters the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

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