Water Cycle Wonder
Watch: Facts about the Edwards Aquifer and the Water Cycle (2:07 mins)
Join Edwards Aquifer Authority Hydrogeologist, Jennifer Adkins, as she explains The Water Cycle and how the EAA tracks water on, above and below the surface of the Earth.Vocabulary
Conservation
Management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect.
Evaporation
The conversion of liquid water into a vapor or gas. Along with condensation and precipitation, evaporation is one of the three major processes in the water cycle.
Transpiration
The release of water vapor from the leaves of plants into the atmosphere.
Groundwater
Water that is stored underneath the earth’s surface.
Run-off
The draining away of water from the surface of an area of land, building or structure.
Learn More
Watch: NASA’s Water Cycle Video (1.23 mins)
This video features animation only, so ESL learners or anyone can help use this to practice explaining how the water system works.
Watch: NASA’s Earth’s Water Cycle Video (5.53 mins)
This is a more detailed video from NASA explaining how the earth’s ecosystem works to move water.
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Activities
Water Cycle Diagram
Water Cycle in a Window
Try this fun and easy way to recreate the water cycle in your window.