The water cycle

1. The water cycle

2. Water constantly takes part in the process which is cold the water cycle. Water falls to earth as rain, snow or hail.

rain
hail
snow

3. Snow and hail melt and then flow into rivers.

river

4. Most water is collected and stored in lakes, seas and oceans.

lake
sea
ocean

5. After rain, some water is taken in by plants and soil.

plants
soil

6. Then the sun shines.

sun

7. And the water evaporates from seas and oceans.

sea
ocean

8. At the same time the sun evaporates it from the soil and from plants too.

plants
soil

9. At this stage the water rises into the air, cools and turns into clouds.

clouds

10. Afterwards, the clouds are blown by the wind and reach the point where they turn into very small crystals. Some clouds go down

where the
temperature gets warmer. In fact, small droplets of
water fall on earth again to continue the cycle.
wind
clouds
rain
snow

11. Look at the picture, please. Who can describe the water cycle?

12. Источники информации:

1. УМК « New Millennium English» для 8
класса. Авторы: Дворецкая О.Б.,
Казырбаева Н.Ю., Кузеванова Н.И. и др.
2. Рисунки и фото сайта Office.com.
3. Слайд 11:
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