Water+Cycle

The water cycle is the movement of water, to ocean, to air, and to land then back to ocean. In the water cycle the sun heats the earth surface water. The water on the earths surface evaporates into gas. These droplets combine and grow until they become too heavy and fall to the earth as precipitation rain or snow. When rain falls and snow melts, it collects in streams and rivers forming many watersheds.

Cedar River is a special protected watershed in the Cascade Mountains that provides much of the water we use. Some of the water seeps into the ground and collects in spaces known as aquifers. Lakes also act as reservoirs that temporarily store this precious resource. Water on earth is used over and over in a continuous cycle. Some places in the unites states can boast the high numbers of the waterfowl.

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