Water Cycle

collection of water, such as a stream, puddle, or lake

• Accumulation

• Sun

• Atmosphere

• Condensation

the air that surrounds Earth

• Transpiration

• Atmosphere

• Accumulation

• Evaporation

the process of changing from a gas to a liquid

• Accumulation

• Atmosphere

• Condensation

• Evaporation

the process of changing from a liquid to a gas

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Ground water

• Accumulation

water that collects underground in cracks and spaces in rock

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Groundwater

• Precipitation

water that falls to Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• Groundwater

• Precipitation

• Accumulation

• Transpiration

the movement of water on a surface to areas of lower elevation

• Groundwater

• Precipitation

• Surface runoff

• Transpiration

– the release of water vapor into the air from a plant’s leaves

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Groundwater

• Accumulation

the gas state of water

• Water vapor

• Accumulation

• Groundwater

• Surface runoff

water found in rivers, lakes, glaciers and underground that contains low concentrations of salt

• Fresh water

• Salt water

• Surface runoff

• Precipitation