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WATER
CYCLE
PROCESSES
• EVAPORATION
• TRANSPIRATION
• CONDENSATION
• PRECIPITATION
• RUNOFF
EVAPORATION
Evaporation is the process of a liquid's
surface changing to a gas. In the water
cycle, liquid water (in the ocean, lakes, or
rivers) evaporates and becomes water
vapor.
The water cycle's evaporation process is
driven by the sun. As the sun interacts with
liquid water on the surface of the ocean, the
water becomes water vapor. Evaporation is
also influenced by wind, temperature, and
the density of the body of water.
TRANSPIRATION
Transpiration is the process of water vapor
being released from plants and Trees. Plants
release water vapor
through microscopic pores called stomata.
Evapotranspiration is the combined
components of evaporation and transpiration,
and is sometimes used to evaluate the
movement of water in the atmosphere.
CONDENSATION
Condensation is the process of a gas changing to a
liquid. In the water cycle, water vapor in the
atmosphere condenses and becomes liquid.
Condensation can happen high in the atmosphere or
at ground level.
Clouds form as water vapor condenses, or becomes
more concentrated (dense). Water vapor condenses
around tiny particles called cloud condensation nuclei
(CCN). CCN can be specks of dust, salt, or pollutants.
Clouds at ground level are called fog or mist.
PRECIPITATION
Precipitation describes any liquid
or solid water that falls to Earth
as a result of condensation in the
atmosphere. Precipitation
includes rain, snow, and hail.
Precipitation is one of many
ways water is cycled from the
atmosphere to the Earth or
ocean.
This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY.
RUNOFF
• Runoff, describes a variety of ways liquid
water moves across land. Snowmelt, for
example, is an important type of runoff
produced as snow or glaciers melt and form
streams or pools.
WATER
CYCLE AND
CLIMATE
Humidity is simply the amount of water vapor in the
air. As water vapor is not evenly distributed by the
water cycle, some regions experience higher
humidity than others. This contributes to radically
different climates. Islands or coastal regions, where
water vapor makes up more of the atmosphere, are
usually much more humid than inland regions, where
water vapor is scarcer.
A region's temperature also relies on the water cycle.
Through the water cycle, heat is exchanged and
temperatures fluctuate. As water evaporates, for
example, it absorbs energy and cools the local
environment. As water condenses, it releases energy
and warms the local environment.
HUMAN IMPACT ON
THE WATER CYCLE
DEFORESTATION
• INCREASED Runoff , As runoff increases, infiltration, or the
absorption of water back into the soil, decreases. This also
prevents the replenishing of groundwater.
•Clear-cutting forests reduces the amount of water plants
return to the atmosphere by transpiration.
URBANISATION
RAPID SURFACE RUNOFF
LIMITED INFILTRATION
REDUCED GROUND WATER RECHARGE
•
AGRICULTURE
• •Use of toxic chemicals in agriculture and
manufacturing and runoff from chemical
fertilizers and pesticides can pollute
surface water or seep into the ground
to contaminate groundwater
RESTORING
THE WATER
CYCLE
WETLANDS
PERMEABLE PAVING
WET BASINS/PONDS
FIELDS
RAINWATER HARVESTING
DRIP IRRIGATION
ROTATING CROPS

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WATER CYCLE

  • 2.
  • 3. PROCESSES • EVAPORATION • TRANSPIRATION • CONDENSATION • PRECIPITATION • RUNOFF
  • 4. EVAPORATION Evaporation is the process of a liquid's surface changing to a gas. In the water cycle, liquid water (in the ocean, lakes, or rivers) evaporates and becomes water vapor. The water cycle's evaporation process is driven by the sun. As the sun interacts with liquid water on the surface of the ocean, the water becomes water vapor. Evaporation is also influenced by wind, temperature, and the density of the body of water.
  • 5. TRANSPIRATION Transpiration is the process of water vapor being released from plants and Trees. Plants release water vapor through microscopic pores called stomata. Evapotranspiration is the combined components of evaporation and transpiration, and is sometimes used to evaluate the movement of water in the atmosphere.
  • 6. CONDENSATION Condensation is the process of a gas changing to a liquid. In the water cycle, water vapor in the atmosphere condenses and becomes liquid. Condensation can happen high in the atmosphere or at ground level. Clouds form as water vapor condenses, or becomes more concentrated (dense). Water vapor condenses around tiny particles called cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). CCN can be specks of dust, salt, or pollutants. Clouds at ground level are called fog or mist.
  • 7. PRECIPITATION Precipitation describes any liquid or solid water that falls to Earth as a result of condensation in the atmosphere. Precipitation includes rain, snow, and hail. Precipitation is one of many ways water is cycled from the atmosphere to the Earth or ocean. This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY.
  • 8. RUNOFF • Runoff, describes a variety of ways liquid water moves across land. Snowmelt, for example, is an important type of runoff produced as snow or glaciers melt and form streams or pools.
  • 9. WATER CYCLE AND CLIMATE Humidity is simply the amount of water vapor in the air. As water vapor is not evenly distributed by the water cycle, some regions experience higher humidity than others. This contributes to radically different climates. Islands or coastal regions, where water vapor makes up more of the atmosphere, are usually much more humid than inland regions, where water vapor is scarcer. A region's temperature also relies on the water cycle. Through the water cycle, heat is exchanged and temperatures fluctuate. As water evaporates, for example, it absorbs energy and cools the local environment. As water condenses, it releases energy and warms the local environment.
  • 10. HUMAN IMPACT ON THE WATER CYCLE
  • 11. DEFORESTATION • INCREASED Runoff , As runoff increases, infiltration, or the absorption of water back into the soil, decreases. This also prevents the replenishing of groundwater. •Clear-cutting forests reduces the amount of water plants return to the atmosphere by transpiration.
  • 12. URBANISATION RAPID SURFACE RUNOFF LIMITED INFILTRATION REDUCED GROUND WATER RECHARGE •
  • 13. AGRICULTURE • •Use of toxic chemicals in agriculture and manufacturing and runoff from chemical fertilizers and pesticides can pollute surface water or seep into the ground to contaminate groundwater
  • 14. RESTORING THE WATER CYCLE WETLANDS PERMEABLE PAVING WET BASINS/PONDS FIELDS RAINWATER HARVESTING DRIP IRRIGATION ROTATING CROPS