By: Mark Attalla Amber Watts Osvaldo Mendoza The Water Cycle By: Mark Attalla Amber Watts Osvaldo Mendoza

Water Cycle

Storage in Ice and Snow Water is stored in ice and snow, with a small percentage of it being frozen. Sometimes days, sometimes thousands of years.

Precipitation When cloud particles become too heavy to remain suspended in the air, they fall to the earth as precipitation.

Snowmelt Runoff Snowmelt runoff is a major component in the water cycle.

Infiltration Infiltration is when the water enters into the subsurface of soil and rocks

Ground-Water Discharge As part of the water cycle, ground water is a major contributor to flow in many streams and rivers and has a strong influence on river and wetland habitats for plants and animals.

Ground-Water Storage Most of the water in the ground comes from precipitation that infiltrates downward from the land surface Large amounts of water are stored in the ground.

Evaporation Evaporation is the process by which water is converted from its liquid form to its vapor form This is the primary pathway that water moves from the liquid state back into the water cycle.

Water Storage in Oceans The water in the oceans is saltwater, it contains significant amounts of dissolved salts 96.5% of the worlds water comes from the ocean

Condensation Condensation is the change of water from its gaseous form (water vapor) into liquid water. This is crucial because it is responsible for the formation of clouds.

Water Storage in the Atmosphere There is always water in the atmosphere. Clouds are, of course, the most visible manifestation of atmospheric water, but even clear air contains water- in particles that are too small to be seen.

Evapotranspiration Evapotranspiration is the water lost to the atmosphere from the ground surface. The transpiration part is talking about evaporation of water from plant leaves.

Sublimation Sublimation is when a solid changes directly into a gas It is most often used to describe the process of snow and ice changing into water vapor in the air without first melting into water.

Water in Atmosphere Oceans, seas, and other bodies of water contain about 90% of the moisture in the atmosphere. Other 10%=plants, transpiration. 3,100 cubic miles of water.

Water in Hydrosphere Includes all water on earth. 1.35 million cubic kilometers of water on earth. Not a single drop of water can be found anywhere else in the solar system.

Water in Lithosphere The solid part of earth. Is composed of minerals and contains the groundwater.

Water in Biosphere Is all living organisms. Covers the top 200 meters of oceans and seas.

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