The Water Cycle
This animation shows one molecule of water completing the hydrologic cycle. Heat from the sun causes the molecule to evaporate from the ocean's surface. Once it evaporates, it is transported high in the atmosphere and condenses to form clouds. Clouds can move great distances and eventually the water molecule will fall as rain or snow. Ultimately, the water molecule arrives back where it started...at the ocean.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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Animators
- Megan Willy (IRC/UMBC)
- Ivy Flores (IRC/UMBC)
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Producer
- Michelle Williams (UMBC)
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Scientist
- Matthew Rodell (NASA/GSFC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Friday, October 9, 2009.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:54 PM EDT.