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Water Cycle

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  1. 太陽(たいよう)が水を温めると、海や湖(みず)が蒸発(じょうはつ)します。

    When the sun warms the water, the sea and lakes evaporate.

  2. 蒸発した水は水蒸気(みずじょうき)になり、空へ上ります。

    The evaporated water becomes water vapor and rises into the sky.

  3. 空が冷えると、水蒸気は雲(くも)になります。

    When the air cools, the water vapor becomes clouds.

  4. 雲が重くなると、雨が降ります。

    When the clouds become heavy, rain falls.

  5. 雨は地面に落ちて、また海へ流れます。

    Rainwater falls to the ground and flows back to the sea.

  6. この循環は毎日繰り返されます。

    This cycle repeats every day.

Key vocabulary

  1. 循環(じゅんかん)

    circulation; cycle; loop

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