Water Cycle

the continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and air, changing between the three forms

• The Nitrogen Cycle

• The Water Cycle

• The Oxygen Cycle

when water changes from a liquid (like a puddle) to a gas (water vapor)

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

when a gas changes to a liquid (clouds)

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

water falls from clouds as rain, sleet, hail, or snow

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

water that soaks into the ground moves downward through small cracks and spaces

• runoff

• evaporation

• groundwater

the continuous circulation of nitrogen from air to soil to organisms back to the air and soil

• oxygen cycle

• nitrogen cycle

• water cycle

water that flows over Earth's surface

• runoff

• groundwater

• rain

water evaporating from the leaves of plants

• respiration

• transpiration

• precipitation