The Water Cycle Flashcards

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What is the water cycle?

The water cycle is the continuous movement of water between the sea, air and land.

The Sun provides the energy that drives the water cycle.

Evaporation is when liquid water is heated by the Sun and changes into water vapour.

Transpiration is the loss of water vapour from the leaves of plants into the air.

Condensation is when water vapour cools down and changes back into tiny liquid water droplets, forming clouds.

Precipitation is water that falls from clouds to the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Water runs off the land into streams and rivers, and it can also move slowly through the ground to reach rivers and the sea.

Plants take in water from the soil through their roots.

Animals get water by drinking and from their food, and return it by breathing out, sweating and producing urine and faeces.

The water cycle provides a constant supply of fresh water, which living things need for processes like photosynthesis and chemical reactions.