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THE WATER CYCLE DIAGRAM
THE WATER CYCLE PROCESS:
1. EVAPORATION: the process of converting
liquid water into water vapor (gas state).
2. CONDENSATION: the process by which a
water vapor changes to liquid water.
3. PRECIPITATION: any form of water, such
as rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the
earth’s surface.
4. RUNOFF: rainfall that is not absorbed by
the soil.
5. PERCOLATION (Infiltration): the slow
passage of water through the soil.
6. GROUNDWATER: water beneath the
earth’s surface, often between saturated
soil and rock, that supplies wells and
springs.
7. TRANSPIRATION: the emission of water
vapor from the leaves of plants.
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