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Humans, plants, and animals all need water in order to survive. There are many different ways

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to obtain water but the most important one and where water initially comes from is called the

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water cycle. The water cycle is a process in which water is naturally circulated from earth into the

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atmosphere and back to the earth. There are four important steps that make up this process and

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and they are evaporation condensation precipitation and collection the first step of the water cycle

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is called evaporation evaporation occurs when the liquid from a body of water is heated up

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and turns into a water vapor which is also known as a gas from there this water vapor condenses

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and forms clouds this step is called condensation and during this stage the water vapor turns back

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into a liquid the third step is called precipitation during this stage the water falls

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from the clouds as either a liquid or a solid and temperature determines this when it is hotter the

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precipitation falls in the form of a liquid and when it is colder it falls in

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the form of a solid. Some examples of precipitation can include rain, snow, and

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hail. The final step of the water cycle is called collection. Collection occurs

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when the liquid or solid precipitation falls from the clouds to the ground. This

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This water collects in oceans, seas, lakes, and other bodies of water.

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This water can even be absorbed in the ground to form underground water.

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From here, the process goes back to the first stage and is repeated in full through to step number four over and over again.

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In order for this cycle to be carried out, we have to have heat from the sun and also gravity.

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Otherwise, the water would not be able to fall from the sky.