Water Cycle Explorer
Follow a drop from water to cloud and back again.
Where will the water go?
Meet a water drop in the lake. The Sun can warm the water.
These are two possible paths. Water can travel through many places and spend different amounts of time in each.
What is happening?
Sunlight gives liquid water energy to evaporate into invisible water vapour. Water vapour cools and condenses into tiny droplets in clouds. Water can fall as precipitation and collect in rivers, lakes or the sea.
Simplified model: These are simplified lake and plant paths through the water cycle. Water can take many different paths.
Questions to explore
What can I discover?
Sunlight gives liquid water energy to evaporate into invisible water vapour. Water vapour cools and condenses into tiny droplets in clouds. Water can fall as precipitation and collect in rivers, lakes or the sea.
Is this exactly like a real experiment?
These are simplified lake and plant paths through the water cycle. Water can take many different paths.