Draw the cycle of water
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The water cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. It involves several key processes:
- Evaporation: Water from oceans, lakes, rivers, and soil changes from a liquid to a gas (water vapor) and rises into the atmosphere, primarily driven by solar energy.
- Transpiration: Plants release water vapor into the atmosphere through their leaves.
- Condensation: As water vapor rises, it cools and changes back into tiny liquid water droplets or ice crystals, forming clouds.
- Precipitation: When the water droplets or ice crystals in clouds become too heavy, they fall back to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
- Collection/Runoff/Infiltration: Once precipitation reaches the Earth's surface, it can:
- Collect in oceans, lakes, and rivers.
- Run off over the land surface into bodies of water (runoff).
- Seep into the ground to become groundwater (infiltration).
This cycle is continuous, with water constantly moving between these different states and locations.
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