The Water Cycle
and how radiation, convection, and conduction apply
This is the Water Cycle
This is where condensation, evaporation, runoff, and precipitation all take place. Radiation, conduction, and convection are also involved when the Water Cycle occurs.
These are the types of ways that heat can transfer
Radiation
Radiation is the transfer of heat through waves.
Conduction
Conduction is the transfer of heat through touch
Convection
Convection happens when hot air goes up and cold air goes down.
This is how Radiation occurs during the Water Cycle
The radiation waves that emit off the sun heat up the water on the Earth, evaporating it into gas. The gas then goes up into the atmosphere to condense.
This is how Convection occurs during the water cycle
After the water evaporates, the warm air is lifted up into the clouds by convection. The process of the warm air going up and cold air going down in a circle lifts the warm air to the clouds to precipitate.
This is how conduction occurs during the water cycle
When the warm air cools down and precipitates, the water produced touches the ground as runoff and makes it way back to the original water source. When it touches the ground, the water heats up all the way the hill or mountain.