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This is the process that moves water above, below, and around Earth in a cycle. It has four main stages: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. Evaporation happens when the Sun heats up liquid water and causes it to evaporate. The water vapor, which is a gas, then rises up into the atmosphere. Water vapor forms clouds as it cools. This cooling is known as condensation. The clouds then release the water as precipitation, in the form of rain, snow, sleet and freezing rain, and hail. As the water runs off, it is collected into the ground and bodies of water. The
Sun then heats the liquid water up, causing it to evaporate, and it starts all over again. (S4E3d)
What is the water cycle?