Facts
The sun is the major source of energy for the water cycle.
The water cycle is the continuous movement of water through water sources, into the air, over land, into and over the ground and back to the water sources.
Evaporation is the change in state from a liquid to a gas.
Liquids in the gas stage have lots of energy. They move rapidly.
To evaporate, water must gain energy.
Clouds form when water vapor condenses on small particles of dust or pollution.
Precipitation- water( liquid or solid )- that falls to Earth.
Particles of a liquid slide past one another.
Rain drops form when cloud droplets collide and join with other droplets. When they become too heavy, the fall as precipitation.
Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet or hail.
Condensation is a change in phase from a gas to a liquid.
Changing to a liquid is a loss of energy.