Tamilnadu BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6ScienceT3 CH2 Water5 Marks
Question
Explain the three stages of the water cycle.
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Answer
Water cycle is a continuous process.
It is also called the hydrological cycle.
The stages are
1. Evaporation : Water from oceans, lakes, ponds and rivers evaporates due to the heat of the Sun. 2. Condensation: Water vapour which enters into the atmosphere by evaporation moves upward with air, gets cooled and changes into tiny water droplets that form clouds in the sky. 3. Precipitation: Millions of tiny droplets collide with each other to form large droplets. The air around the clouds is cool these drops of a waterfall in the form of snow or rain.
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