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Have you ever wondered why the earth 

never runs out of water? 

The earth never runs out of water 

because water from the earth recycles 

itself through the water cycle.

                       Water Cycle 

The Water Cycle is also known as the H2O 

cycle. It describes how water keeps moving  

on, above, or below the surface of the earth. 

There are four main parts of the water 

cycle: evaporation/transpiration, 

condensation, precipitation, and 

collection. 

Evaporation 

First is Evaporation. Evaporation is when the 

sun heats up water in lakes, rivers or oceans 

and turns into vapor and steam. 

Evaporation is not just seen outdoors,but 

indoors as well.For example, evaporation 

occurs when water boils in a pot. The water is 

turning into steam.

Transpiration 

Next is transpiration. Transpiration is 

evaporation, but   is the evaporation of water 

from a plant. 

 Condensation

After evaporation and transpiration comes 

condensation. Condensation is when water 

vapor from air turns back into liquid form. 

Precipitation 

After condensation comes precipitation. 

Precipitation is water released from 

clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, 

sleet, snow or hail. The most common form 

of precipitation is rain. 

                            Collection 

The very last stage of the water cycle is 

collection. Collection is when water falls 

on land or in bodies of water such as 

rivers, lakes, or oceans. 

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