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What part of the water cycle is water vapor?
Evaporation is the process of a liquid’s surface changing to a gas. In the water cycle, liquid water (in the ocean, lakes, or rivers) evaporates and becomes water vapor. Water vapor surrounds us, as an important part of the air we breathe. Water vapor is also an important greenhouse gas.
What is it called when water is changed to water vapor?
When water absorbs enough heat, it becomes a gas (water vapor). This process is called evaporation.
What are the 4 stages of water cycle?
There are four main stages in the water cycle. They are evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection. Let’s look at each of these stages.
What is water cycle in brief?
The water cycle shows the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere. Liquid water evaporates into water vapor, condenses to form clouds, and precipitates back to earth in the form of rain and snow.
Is when water vapor turns into liquid water?
Condensation
Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water.
Where does the water go in the water cycle?
The Water Cycle. Water drops form in clouds, and the drops then return to the ocean or land as precipitation – let’s say this time, it’s snow. The snow will fall to the ground, and eventually melts back into a liquid and runs off into a lake or river, which flows back into the ocean, where it starts the process again.
How does the evaporation process work in the water cycle?
For the water cycle to work, water has to get from the Earth’s surface back up into the skies so it can rain back down and ruin your parade or water your crops or yard. It is the invisible process of evaporation that changes liquid and frozen water into water-vapor gas, which then floats up into the skies to become clouds.
How does liquid water move through the atmosphere?
Liquid water evaporates into water vapor, condenses to form clouds, and precipitates back to earth in the form of rain and snow. Water in different phases moves through the atmosphere (transportation). Liquid water flows across land (runoff), into the ground (infiltration and percolation), and through the ground (groundwater).
How often does water change from liquid to vapor?
Water is always changing states between liquid, vapor, and ice, with these processes happening in the blink of an eye and over millions of years. Note: Our information only covers the natural water cycle, which does not take human activities into account. In today’s world, humans have a major impact on many components of the water cycle.