Water Cycle

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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The continuous movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again.

It will eventually evaporate and return to the clouds.

The process where the sun heats up water in rivers, lakes, or the ocean, turning it into water vapor.

The process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water, forming clouds.

The sun provides the energy needed for evaporation to occur.

Surface water is found in rivers, lakes, and oceans, while groundwater is water that is stored underground in soil and rock.

Water that flows over the ground and returns to rivers, lakes, and oceans after precipitation.

Melting.