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Water Goes Round and Round

The Earth has been recycling its water for 3 billion years. The process when water starts in a cloud, falls as rain, travels to the ocean, and then starts all over again is called the water cycle . Most of the water goes to the ocean, but the rest falls on land and eventually reaches the ocean by a river. Then, the water evaporates into the sky to form clouds. When the weather i s just right, rain will fall and the whole cycle starts all over again. The water cycle never ends because the salty ocean water constantly supplies fresh water to the continents.

The Earth's water is always in circulation. It has been recycled for the last 3 billion years. This process is called the water cycle.

The cycle starts when the sun's heat evaporates water from the oceans into the atmosphere to form clouds. When the conditions are just right, the clouds release water as rain or snow. Most of the rain falls in the oceans, but the rest falls onto land. Rivers and streams collect water from the ground and return it to the ocean so the whole cycle can start all over again. The water cycle never ends because the salty ocean water constantly supplies fresh water to the continents.

The Earth's water is always in circulation. It has been recycled for the last 3 billion years. This process is called the water cycle.

The cycle starts when the sun's heat provides energy to evaporate water from the surface. Then, winds lift the water vapor from the ocean over the lands into the atmosphere. The water vapor condenses to form clouds, and when the conditions are just right, the clouds release water as rain or snow. About 80% of the rain falls in the oceans, but the rest falls onto land. Rivers and streams collect water from the ground and return it to the ocean so the whole cycle can start all over again. The water cycle never ends because the salty ocean water constantly supplies fresh water to the continents.