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The Cycles of Matter

Question 1 • NC-Earth Environmental Science LB

You are a molecule of water. Choose a starting point in the water cycle and describe the process you would go through to move through the entire cycle.

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I begin as a water molecule in a lake. As the sun heats the surface, I evaporate into the atmosphere. As I rise higher, I cool down and undergo condensation to form a cloud. When the droplet grows large enough, I fall back to Earth as precipitation. I eventually seep into the soil and return to a reservoir as groundwater. I remain there temporarily until I am evaporated again to repeat the cycle.