The Water Cycle for Kids | Learn all about the water cycle

[Music] the water cycle believe it or not but the water you drink today may actually be millions of years old this is because the water on earth has existed since the beginning of time and is constantly moving and changing phases this happens through a process called the water cycle today we are going to learn all about the water cycle and how it works so that we can protect our water and make sure there is plenty for future generations what is the water cycle before we get into the details about this cool process we need to know what it means so what is the water cycle it is the path that all water follows as it moves around the earth in different states or phases water in its liquid phase is found in oceans rivers lakes and even underground solid water or ice is found in glaciers snow and at the north and south poles water vapor is a gas and it is found in the earth's atmosphere water cycle stages how does this process happen it happens through four different stages called evaporation transpiration condensation and precipitation let's talk about each in more detail shall we first up evaporation evaporation happens when the sun heats up the waters in oceans lakes rivers and other bodies of water when the water gets hot enough it changes into a gas this gas then evaporates into the air you can see this process for yourself if you leave an open container of water in your home or outside once it gets hot enough it will evaporate next up transpiration transpiration is the process by which plants lose water in the form of water vapor basically it is the release of water through a plant's leaves and is similar to evaporation because that water vapor goes into the air condensation condensation occurs when the water vapor in the air becomes cold and changes back into a liquid this is how clouds are formed can you guess what happens when there is too much moisture in a cloud it rains and if you want to see condensation as it is happening look at your bathroom mirror after you have taken a hot shower you will see lots of condensation finally precipitation precipitation is rain snow sleet or hail that falls to the ground and it happens when the air can no longer hold the water that has been evaporated as we mentioned before when clouds get too heavy it rains and the evaporated water makes its way back down to the earth this precipitation will gather in bodies of water or underground and the whole water cycle starts again since we have a limited amount of water on our planet it is important to take care of it here is an interesting fact the water cycle is critical to maintaining and determining the earth's temperature without it the earth temperature becomes extremely hot or extremely cold which has a huge impact on both plant and animal life knowing how the water cycle works and how humans can protect it is very important to the future survival of the planet so how can you help well one of the best things you can do is to conserve water whenever you can whether that means turning off the faucet when you're brushing your teeth or taking a shorter shower every little bit helps you can also talk to your parents about watering your lawn less during hotter months another way to protect the water is to keep it clean which means no littering especially in your local lakes rivers and streams here is another fact the fresh water on earth makes up about three percent of all the earth's water and only about 0.3 percent of all fresh water is visible research by scientists reports that the atmosphere surrounding the earth contains more fresh water than all the rivers combined so it is important to conserve fresh water whenever we can now that we have learned about the water cycle let's go ahead and review some facts name two stages of the water cycle evaporation transpiration condensation precipitation true or false the water cycle helps maintain the earth's temperature that is true fill in the blank only blank percent of all water on earth is fresh water did you remember it was three percent nice work water warriors whether you see it in the ground or feel it in the air water is everywhere and now that you know about the importance of the water cycle you can see the stages happening all around you the next time it rains or the next time you see a foggy window or mirror you can remember everything you learned about the water cycle hope you had fun learning with us visit us at learnbrite.org for thousands of free resources and turnkey solutions for teachers and homeschoolers

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Length: 7min 12sec (432 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 08 2022