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A Tour of the Water Cycle

Thumbnail showing animation of the water cycle
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal
Standards: 
ESS2.C
Keywords: 
hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation, condensation, animations
Summary: 
This animation shows one molecule of water completing the hydrologic cycle.
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Video Description: 

Heat from the sun causes the molecule to evaporate from the ocean's surface. Once it evaporates, it is transported high in the atmosphere and condenses to form clouds. Clouds can move great distances and eventually the water molecule will fall as rain or snow. Ultimately, the water molecule arrives back where it started...at the ocean. 

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Source: 

http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=10501

Credits: 

NASA SVS