what is the energy behind the water cycle
The entire water cycle is driven by energy. It's energy from the Sun that causes the water to evaporate in the first place. This gives the molecules their kinetic energy (or movement energy), allowing them to rise up into the air. As they rise up, they slow down and that kinetic energy turns into gravitational potential energy (or height energy). Whenever an object is raised up in the air, it gains this kind of energy, and water vapor is no exception. Ã