clouds and storms lesson 2 – what happens to water in clouds?

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Clouds and StormsLesson 2 – What Happens to Water in Clouds?

A cloud is a made up of many tiny water

droplets

Any form of water that falls from clouds to the ground is called…

Pre

Precipitation

Types of Precipitation

Four places on the earth where water can be found are…

Oceans

Lakes

Rivers

Streams

Most lakes, rivers, streams and ponds contain …

FRESH WATER

Underground water is called

FRESH WATER

• A spring is formed when groundwater flows out of a small openings in the earth’s surface

The process of using and reusing water is called the Water Cycle

In the water cycle…

Water evaporates, condenses, fall asprecipitation and eventually evaporates again. Runoff

is surface water that is not absorbed.

Two ways in which water evaporates are:

SUN WIND

During the condensation stage:

The air cools, and the water vapor condenses into tiny water droplets. The droplets form a cloud

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