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Understanding the Water Cycle Process

The water cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the Earth's surface. It involves evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, percolation, and transpiration. Evaporation turns liquid water into water vapor, condensation turns water vapor back into liquid water, and precipitation deposits the liquid water back onto the Earth's surface through rain, snow, or other forms. The water then infiltrates into the soil and percolates deeper underground, where it can re-enter groundwater or be transpired back into the air by plants.

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Understanding the Water Cycle Process

The water cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the Earth's surface. It involves evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, percolation, and transpiration. Evaporation turns liquid water into water vapor, condensation turns water vapor back into liquid water, and precipitation deposits the liquid water back onto the Earth's surface through rain, snow, or other forms. The water then infiltrates into the soil and percolates deeper underground, where it can re-enter groundwater or be transpired back into the air by plants.

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WATER CYCLE

Mohammad, Noralyn
Reyes, Cecille Anne
Water Cycle
The water cycle, also known as the hydrologic
cycle or the hydrological cycle, is a
biogeochemical cycle that describes the
continuous movement of water on, above and
below the surface of the Earth.
EVAPORATION
Evaporation is a type of vaporization
that occurs on the surface of a liquid as
it changes into the gas phase. High
concentration of the evaporating
substance in the surrounding gas
significantly slows down evaporation,
such as when humidity affects rate of
evaporation of water.
CONDENSATION
Condensation is the change of the state
of matter from the gas phase into the
liquid phase, and is the reverse of
vaporization. The word most often
refers to the water cycle.
PRECIPITATION
Precipitation is any product of the
condensation of atmospheric water
vapor that falls from clouds due to
gravitational pull. The main forms of
precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet,
snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail
INFILTRATION
Infiltration is the process by which water
on the ground surface enters the soil. It
is commonly used in both hydrology and
soil sciences. The infiltration capacity is
defined as the maximum rate of
infiltration.
PERCOLATION
Percolation is the movement of water
through the soil itself. Finally, as the
water percolates into the deeper layers
of the soil, it reaches ground water,
which is water below the surface.
TRANSPIRATION
Transpiration is the process of water
movement through a plant and its
evaporation from aerial parts, such as
leaves, stems and flowers. Water is
necessary for plants but only a small
amount of water taken up by the roots is
used for growth and metabolism.
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