Circulation of Water in the Atmosphere - The Hydrologic Cycle

• The water substance is critical for our survival on this planet

• Very important for creating weather

• Very important for transporting heat

• is observed in all three phases in the atmosphere - the only substance that can do this

Let's look at the hydrologic cycle ->

Processes in the hydrologic cycle:

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• run off
• transpiration

Q: How much water evaporates into the atmosphere each year??  ANSWER