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Water vapor enters the air and makes it moist. The moist air
moves up. As moist air rises, it cools. When water vapor in the air
cools, it condenses. Water in the air changes from gas to liquid. Tiny
droplets of liquid water form. The condensed water is visible. We see
condensed water as clouds, fog, and dew.
Water vapor
condenses in the
air to form clouds.
Water Evaporates from Earth’s Surface
The Sun drives the water cycle. Energy from the Sun heats Earth’s
surface and changes liquid water into water vapor. The ocean is
where most of the evaporation takes place. But water evaporates
from lakes, rivers, soil, wet city streets, plants, animals, and wherever
there is water. Water evaporates from all parts of Earth’s surface, both
water and land.
Water Cycle Diagram Part1c #3
Water evaporates
from all of Earth’s
surfaces.
Water Cycle Diagram Part 1a #3
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