Describe a water cycle

The water cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. It begins with evaporation, where water from oceans, lakes, and rivers turns into water vapor and rises into the atmosphere. This vapor then cools and undergoes condensation to form clouds. Eventually, water returns to the Earth's surface as precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, or hail), which then flows as runoff into bodies of water or infiltrates the ground, completing the cycle.