Earth Systems Interaction - Water Cycle

Atmosphere

Biosphere

Hydrosphere

Lithosphere

perspiration

evapotranspiration

transpiration

condensation

Condensation, water vapor cools into liquid water

Condensation, liquid water cools and combine into clouds

Evaporation, water vapor rises into the sky

Evaporation, liquid water heats up into water vapor

Atmosphere

Lithosphere

Hydrosphere

Biosphere

1. Melting. The water molecules are losing energy and therefore, falls from the atmosphere.

1. Precipitation

2. The water droplets are too heavy to float as clouds so they fall.

1. Precipitation.

2. All droplets fall back to Earth.

1. The water start to infiltrate into the ground.

2. Groundwater

1. The water runoff into the ground.

2. Groundwater

1. The water seep into the plants.

2. Plant roots

1. The liquid evaporate into gas or water vapor.

2. Clouds

frozen

melted

iced up

sublimed

97%

0.5%

10%

3%

groundwater

seawater

reservoirs

asteroids

hydrosphere

atmosphere

biosphere

lithosphere

atmosphere and biosphere

biosphere and lithosphere

hydrosphere and lithosphere

atmosphere and lithosphere

condensation, water molecules are getting closer, making the snow looks less

infiltration, water molecules in the snow entering the soil

sublimation, water molecules in the solid snow rise up into the atmosphere as vapor

evaporation, water molecules molecules in the liquid snow rise up into the atmosphere as vapor