The Water Cycle-Jazzmatazz

The Water Cycle http://www.windows.ucar.edu/earth/Water/images/water_cycle_usgs_big.jpg http://www.perrycd.org/per-consdist/lib/per-consdist/watershed/hydrologic-cycle_s.jpg http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/water_cycle_diagram_tcm9-50384.jpg http://www.ssttdc.com/ssttdc_images/conservation_and_water_cycle.jpg By jazzmatazz9

Evaporation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],For those of you who do not know, this is a geyser. You can see some steam curling off of the superheated water. You’d probably think that steam is water vapor, right? WRONG! Steam is not water vapor. It is just water droplets in the air. True water vapor is invisible. http://www.freefoto.com/images/1222/02/1222_02_27---Great-Fountain-Geyser--Yellowstone-National-Park--USA_web.jpg

Condensation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Both dew and clouds are formed by condensation. The water vapor condenses on cool surfaces, and small water droplets form. The only difference between the two is that dew forms near the ground, while clouds form up in the air. http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/idm3020/tut_folder/nick_tutorial/Images/grass-dew.jpg http://www.caenz.com/info/downloads/photolibrary/PhotoLib/MiscOther/images/Cumulus%20clouds.jpg

Precipitation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Many of you have heard of this expression: “It’s raining cats and dogs!” Cats and dogs aren’t a form of precipitation, but it is used to express the fact that it is raining quite heavily and noisily. The second picture is a mystery, but I believe that it is raining frogs! As I said, these animals aren’t a form of precipitation. Rain, snow, and hail are, though. http://larryfire.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/raining-cats-dogs-776852.jpg http://blogdamanuca.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/raining_frogs.jpg

Snow ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],We can see plenty of snow here. The sky is cloudy, so snow could still fall. Then, ice crystals will fall from the sky, and start to melt. The air will cool down because its thermal energy has been absorbed, and the snow/rain will become snow again. http://www.yoopersteez.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/april-snowstorm-2.jpg

Rain ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],This is one of those pictures which shows a ripple made by a raindrop. It’s pretty cool, if you’re a person who admires this. Here’s a silly question to think about: see that little drop of water above the ripple? Is it rain, or is it some water from the splash made by the rain? http://blogs.wvgazette.com/johnmccoy/files/2009/11/rain.jpg

Hail ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Interesting but weird facts time! Today, we shall be talking about horrible hailstorms. One such hailstorm was a hailstorm in northern India. In 1888, there was a hailstorm with hail the size of baseballs! Also, a hailstorm in Bangladesh (during the year of 1986) had hail which weighed about two-and-a-half pounds! http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/images/2006/06/13/herron1_470x350.jpg

Surface Runoff ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],This is surface runoff. We can see the precipitation which hasn’t leaked into the ground (although it is leaking into a sewer. As I said before, surface runoff is impacted by a location’s geography and time. http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Runoff.jpg/190px-Runoff.jpg

Transpiration ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],You can see some water droplets on this plant. This, I believe, is caused by transpiration. If I am correct, the saturated air has reached its dewpoint. I believe that the air has condensed, forming these water droplets on this blade of grass. http://community.seas.columbia.edu/weatherstation/glo/images/transpiration.jpg

Accumulation ,[object Object],[object Object],Here, we can see a lake. A rather nice lake, actually. This is accumulation because water has collected in a large body. The large body of water is a lake, in this case. http://trevor-hopkins.org.uk/travelogues/lake-district.jpg

Percolation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Here, we can see percolation. It may not be 100% natural, but it is almost the same. There is water underground. This water is seeping through the soil, or the rock, in this case. I’m not sure if it will come to an impermeable rock layer, though. http://www.floridasprings.org/anatomy/jow/text/assets/08_percolation_thmb.jpg

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