Evaporation
Since the water cycle is
never ending, we can jump in
anywhere, so let’s begin with EVAPORATION.
When the sun hits the Earth and warms the water in puddles,
ponds, rivers, lakes
and oceans, the water (liquid) turns to water vapor or steam (gas),
rises into the air and
that is how evaporation occurs.
Fun Fact:
Scientists estimate water molecules that evaporate spend about
10 days
floating around the atmosphere before they fall back to Earth as some
form of
precipitation; either snow, sleet, hail or rain.
