The Water Cycle

The Water Cycle

Water All Around Us Water covers most of Earth. It's found in lakes, rivers, and oceans. It's on top of mountains in the form of snow or ice. It's deep under the ground. Water is even in the air around you.

The water you see today has been around for a long time. Did you drink water this morning? It might be the same water a dinosaur drank a million years ago!

How is this possible? All water on Earth is recycled! Although you can't always see it happening, Earth's water is moving around in a never-ending pattern. This pattern is called the water cycle.

From Liquid to Gas Imagine a puddle of water on a hot day. As the day goes on, the puddle of water gets smaller and smaller until it's completely gone.

Although you can't see it anymore, the water didn't just go away. The puddle grew smaller because heat from the Sun turned the liquid water into an invisible gas.