The Water Cycle EEV

Lakes

Rivers

Condensation

Transpiration

2.5%

30%

68%

97%

Evaporation

Condensation

Precipitation

All of the above

It provides energy for evaporation.

It causes precipitation to fall.

It cools water vapor to form clouds.

It absorbs water from the soil.

Collects precipitation and snowmelt

Forms clouds and fog

Absorbs solar energy

Releases water vapor from plants

Soil type

Vegetation

Slope

Wind speed

Infiltration

Evaporation

Condensation

Transpiration

It allows water vapor to carry energy upward during state changes.

It prevents water from evaporating.

It cools the Earth's surface.

It causes precipitation to fall.

It fills tiny gaps between soil and sediments underground.

It is mostly used for agriculture.

It is only found in lakes and rivers.

Its level can rise and fall depending on rainfall and pumping.

It is located right above the water table.

Water is pulled upward by capillary action in this zone.

Plant roots cannot access water in this zone.

It is part of the saturated zone.

It is trapped between layers of less permeable rock or clay and is under pressure.

It is directly open to the surface and its top is the water table.

It is always above the water table.

It cannot transmit water.

Water is pumped out of the aquifer for human use.

Water enters an aquifer when rain, snowmelt, or rivers seep down through soil and rock.

Water leaves aquifers through springs and wetlands.

Water evaporates from the surface of the aquifer.