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Clouds and Storms Lesson 2 – What Happens to Water in Clouds?
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Clouds and StormsLesson 2 – What Happens to Water in Clouds?
A cloud is a made up of many tiny water
droplets
Any form of water that falls from clouds to the ground is called…
Pre
Precipitation
Types of Precipitation
Four places on the earth where water can be found are…
Oceans
Lakes
Rivers
Streams
Most lakes, rivers, streams and ponds contain …
FRESH WATER
Underground water is called
FRESH WATER
• A spring is formed when groundwater flows out of a small openings in the earth’s surface
The process of using and reusing water is called the Water Cycle
In the water cycle…
Water evaporates, condenses, fall asprecipitation and eventually evaporates again. Runoff
is surface water that is not absorbed.
Two ways in which water evaporates are:
SUN WIND
During the condensation stage:
The air cools, and the water vapor condenses into tiny water droplets. The droplets form a cloud