Water Smart: The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate - Evaporation

The video explains the water cycle, highlighting its components: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff. It discusses how the cycle is powered by the Sun and affects global climates. The processes of evaporation, transpiration, and sublimation are detailed, showing how water changes forms and impacts the environment.

What are the three main parts of the water cycle?

Explain the process of evaporation and its significance in the water cycle.

What is condensation and how does it relate to the formation of clouds?

Describe the role of the Sun in the water cycle.

How does the water cycle support life on Earth?

What is transpiration and how does it contribute to the water cycle?

Define sublimation and provide an example of where it occurs in nature.