How does the water cycle work?
Have you ever wondered where the water in your glass came from? Well now you will find out, this is the water cycle, which is the continuous movement of water cycling around the world.
Evaporation
Evaporation is when the water in the lakes, oceans, puddles or ponds is turned into water vapour when it gets hot. The water vapour is then sent into the sky to the cloud area. In the snowy mountains evaporation is less likely to happen because it is colder in the mountains, which would be the ideal place to have the Snowy Mountain Scheme.
Condensation
Condensation is when the water vapour that has been evaporated gets so cold that it turns back into water and forms clouds. Dark clouds mean it is ready to rain or full and light clouds mean it is empty. This is ideal for the Snowy Mountain Scheme because the winds carry the clouds over the mountains and it rains there.
Precipitation
Precipitation is when the water from the clouds comes down from the clouds as rain, hail, snow or sleet. This helps the Snowy Mountain Scheme because the snow comes down which melts then turns into water to provide water for electricity.
Transpiration
Transpiration is when plants sweat and it is absorbed into the air like evaporation. This helps with the Snowy Mountain Scheme because there are lots of trees around and it will be absorbed then come back down as rain, snow, hail or sleet.
Have you ever wondered where the water in your glass came from? Well now you will find out, this is the water cycle, which is the continuous movement of water cycling around the world.
Evaporation
Evaporation is when the water in the lakes, oceans, puddles or ponds is turned into water vapour when it gets hot. The water vapour is then sent into the sky to the cloud area. In the snowy mountains evaporation is less likely to happen because it is colder in the mountains, which would be the ideal place to have the Snowy Mountain Scheme.
Condensation
Condensation is when the water vapour that has been evaporated gets so cold that it turns back into water and forms clouds. Dark clouds mean it is ready to rain or full and light clouds mean it is empty. This is ideal for the Snowy Mountain Scheme because the winds carry the clouds over the mountains and it rains there.
Precipitation
Precipitation is when the water from the clouds comes down from the clouds as rain, hail, snow or sleet. This helps the Snowy Mountain Scheme because the snow comes down which melts then turns into water to provide water for electricity.
Transpiration
Transpiration is when plants sweat and it is absorbed into the air like evaporation. This helps with the Snowy Mountain Scheme because there are lots of trees around and it will be absorbed then come back down as rain, snow, hail or sleet.