The Water Cycle

The Water Cycle

When water evaporates into the atmosphere, it cools and condenses to form clouds through a process called condensation.

Aquifers are underground water reservoirs made of rocks and minerals that store freshwater.

Groundwater or water stored in the Earth's surface can remain there for thousands of years before moving.

Really old groundwater is called fossil water.

About 70% of the Earth's surface is covered with water.

Water is not only stored underground but also in icecaps, snow, and glaciers.

Water is constantly being recycled so the water you drink today could be the same water dinosaurs drank millions of years ago.

When the clouds get too heavy from collecting water, they release it through a process called precipitation.

Precipitation can occur in the form of falling rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

After water falls during precipitation, it either becomes a part of a body of water like an ocean or lake or it seeps into the ground.