This film describes the water cycle as Nature’s plan for providing all living things with life-giving water. Describes how water form the ocean is drawn into the air by evaporation, formed into clouds, condensed to water, delivered to the earth and returned to the ocean. Natural and time-lapse photography combine with animated drawings to clarify the mechanics of the water cycle and to describe and contrast various water cycle patterns in North America.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007486
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Hydrologic cycle
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Oceanography
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Evaporation
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Hydrologic cycle
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)