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Water Cycle

The water cycle is a process in which water moves around the Earth. It shows how
water changes from one stage/form and moves through the environment. The water
cycle is made up of these steps:

Evaporation: Evaporation is when the sun heats up water in different bodies of


water and turns it into vapour or steam. The water vapour or steam leaves the
river, lake or ocean and goes into the air
Precipitation: Precipitation occurs when so much water has condensed in the
clouds that they cannot hold it anymore. The clouds get heavy and water falls
back to the earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow.
Transpiration: The release of water vapour into the atmosphere from plants. It’s
similar to evaporation but specifically refers to the water that plants absorb from
the soil and release through their leaves.
Condensation: When water vapour cools and changes back into liquid droplets,
forming clouds or fog. This occurs when warm, moist air rises, cools, and loses its
capacity to hold as much moisture.
Runoff: Water that flows over the surface of the ground, usually after
precipitation, which does not infiltrate into the soil. It can flow into rivers, lakes,
and oceans, returning water to larger bodies of water.
Sublimation: Sublimation happens when solid water, like snow or ice, turns directly
into water vapour without first becoming liquid. This can happen when snow or ice
gets heated by the sun or wind.
Deposition: Deposition is when water vapour changes directly into solid ice or snow
without becoming liquid first. This happens when water vapour in the air cools
down quickly, such as when frost forms on cold surfaces. It's the opposite of
sublimation, where ice turns directly into vapour.

Underground Parts
Infiltration

- Description: Precipitation that falls to the ground may soak into the soil, moving
downward due to gravity.

- Other Info:
- Water moves through the soil and into the ground, replenishing groundwater
supplies.

Percolation

Description: After infiltration, water continues to move downward through the soil
and rock layers toward groundwater reservoirs.
Other Info:

- Water passes through various soil and rock layers, eventually reaching
the zone of saturation where all available spaces are filled with water
(groundwater).

Groundwater

Description: Groundwater moves slowly through underground reservoirs and rock


layers due to gravity and pressure differences.
Other Info:

- Water moves through aquifers and underground channels, feeding into


springs, rivers, or reservoirs.

- Groundwater flow can take days, months, or even years to reach the surface.

Runoff

Description: Water that does not infiltrate into the ground travels over the surface
of the Earth, moving toward bodies of water like streams, rivers, lakes, or oceans.
Other Info:

- Runoff can occur during or after rainfall or snowmelt, with water flowing along
rivers and streams.

- It can eventually return water to the oceans or other bodies of water,


completing the cycle.

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