Water Cycle Facts
Water Cycle Facts
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| Interesting Water Cycle Facts: |
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| Water is a resource that cannot be created by man. |
| The sun is the driving force of the water cycle. |
| Whenever water changes from one state to another and moves from one place to another, it either gives off energy or absorbs energy. |
| Transpiration is the process by which water evaporates from plant leaves into the atmosphere. |
| When water evaporates into the atmosphere, it cools and condenses to form clouds through a process called condensation. |
| Aquifers are underground water reservoirs made of rocks and minerals that store freshwater. |
| Groundwater or water stored in the Earth's surface can remain there for thousands of years before moving. |
| Really old groundwater is called fossil water. |
| About 70% of the Earth's surface is covered with water. |
| Water is not only stored underground but also in icecaps, snow, and glaciers. |
| Water is constantly being recycled so the water you drink today could be the same water dinosaurs drank millions of years ago. |
| When the clouds get too heavy from collecting water, they release it through a process called precipitation. |
| Precipitation can occur in the form of falling rain, sleet, snow, or hail. |
| After water falls during precipitation, it either becomes a part of a body of water like an ocean or lake or it seeps into the ground. |
| Only about 3% of the water on Earth is freshwater or water that we can drink. |
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