The document explains the water cycle, which is essential for life on Earth and consists of three main steps: evaporation & transpiration, condensation, and precipitation. Water circulates through the atmosphere, oceans, rivers, and land, transitioning from liquid to gas and back again. The processes involve the sun heating water, plants releasing moisture, and the formation of clouds that eventually lead to rainfall.

2.  Definition
 Steps
 Evaporation & transpiration
 Condensation
 Precipitation
 Cycle

3. •It is also known as water cycle.
•Water never leaves the Earth.
•It is constantly being cycled through the atmosphere,
ocean, river and land.
•The water cycle is crucial to the existence of life on our
planet.

4.  Water cycle involves three steps-
◦ Evaporation & Transpiration
◦ Condensation
◦ Precipitation

5.  In this step water lost from land and water bodies.
 Water present in two forms
◦ Surface water
◦ Ground water
 Surface water lost by evaporation.
 Ground water lost by transpiration.

6.  During part of the water cycle, the sun heats up liquid
water and changes it to a gas by the process of
evaporation.
 Water that evaporates from Earth’s oceans, lakes,
rivers, and moist soil rises up into the atmosphere.
 The process of evaporation from plants is called
transpiration. (In other words, it’s like plants
sweating.)

8.  As water (in the form of gas) rises higher in the
atmosphere, it starts to cool and become a liquid
again. This process is called condensation.
 When a large amount of water vapor condenses, it
results in the formation of clouds.

10.  When the water in the clouds gets too heavy, the
water falls back to the earth. This is called
precipitation.