VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

The picture illustrates the way in which water passes from ocean to air to land during the natural process known as the water cycle.Three main stages are shown on the diagram. Ocean water evaporates, falls as rain, and eventually runs back into the oceans again.
Beginning at the evaporation stage, we can see that water vapour in the air comes from the oceans,lakes and rivers,while water transpirated in the air derives from plants and trees. Heat from the sun causes water to evaporate, and water vapour condenses to form clouds. At the second stage, wind move the clouds untill water vapour contained is out of control.
At the third stage which is called precipitation in the cycle, water falls as rain or snow which may take various paths. Some of it may fall into lakes and rivers or return to the oceans. Otherwise, rainwater may filter through the ground, reaching the impervious layer of the earth.

The picture illustrates the way in which water passes from ocean to air to land during the natural process known as the water cycle. Three main stages are shown in the diagram. Ocean water evaporates, falls as rain, and eventually runs back into the oceans again.
Beginning at the evaporation stage, we can see that water vapour in the air comes / originates from the oceans, lakes and rivers, while plants and trees transpire. (So we can determine from this that the water vapour contained within the clouds is derived from multiple places) Heat from the sun causes water to evaporate, and water vapour condenses to form clouds. At the second stage, wind move the clouds until water vapour contained reaches the maximum capacity / weight for the cloud.
At the third stage which is called precipitation in the cycle, water falls as rain or snow which may take various paths. Some of it may fall into lakes and rivers or return to the oceans. Otherwise, rainwater may filter through the ground, reaching the impervious layer of the earth.

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