Do you ever wonder why the water never runs out? The reason why is because the Water Cycle keeps it all flowing. It gives us life, it helps trees and other life thrive. This is what keeps life running at its best.
The first stage of the Water Cycle is where water from the seas and the lakes evaporates and transforms into vapor. This makes it a gas. Once it is a gas it rises upwards towards the sky. Meanwhile the vapor is cooling and collecting with more of the condensation turning the water into clouds.
When weather like: snow, rain hail etc fall from the clouds water is evaporates off trees and other plant life at the same rate as the other sources of water. Following the same pattern of the cycle as lakes, rivers and streams.
When all this condensation is built up, it starts to form a cloud. The clouds starts to become heavier. Eventually they have to release all the water that it has stored. Clouds do this by releasing all its storage making precipitation (Also known as rain).
The mountains and valleys gather all the water that has fallen from the clouds forming streams and rivers. This water flows back down to the sea. Another way that the water gets to the sea is from something called subsurface (underground) runoff which happens when the water is absorbed underground and goes through channels to the sea.
The Water Cycle has always happened. It is vital that the water cycle continues how it is going now, otherwise life will cease to exist and humans will come to a slow end. So be greatful for what you have and hope that the cycle will live on forever.
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