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Water Cycle

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1995

Water Cycle
23 min3rd4th5th6thScience
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Summary

Bill follows water as it evaporates, forms clouds, falls as rain, and collects again - powered by the Sun and pulled by gravity.

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Discussion

Bill follows water as it evaporates, forms clouds, falls as rain, and collects again - powered by the Sun and pulled by gravity..

  1. What gives water the energy to evaporate?
  2. How do clouds form from water vapor?
  3. Where does rain go after it lands?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: evaporation, condensation, precipitation.

Try it: Draw the water cycle and label evaporation, condensation, and precipitation with arrows.

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