Water evaporates from ground level and rises into the atmosphere, spreading across the world as vapour before cooling, condensing and returning to the Earth as ... A vicious cycle is at play ...

How water travels from the Earth's surface, up into the sky and back to Earth again The three steps of the water cycle: evaporation, condensation and precipitation The water cycle in different ...

Students will be able to develop and explain a particle-level ... form liquid water. In the water cycle, water from lakes, rivers, and oceans evaporate and enter the atmosphere where it cools, ...

The water vapour rises into the air. Rain water runs over the land and collects in lakes or rivers, which take it back to the sea. The cycle starts all over again. Image caption, The water cycle ...