The Water Cycle

Review

Evaporation

Transpiration

Condensation

Precipitation

Collection / Accumulation

Infiltration

Percolation

GROUNDWATER

SUN

This occurs when liquid water changes

into water vapor, which is a gas.

EVAPORATION

Water, usually from precipitation, that flows across

land and builds in rivers, streams, and eventually the

ocean.

ACCUMULATIONCOLLECTION

The process by which plants release water vapor into the air

through their leaves.

TRANSPIRATION

The downward movement of water through pores and other

spaces due to gravity.

PERCOLATION

All water located within the rocks below the Earth’s surface.

GROUNDWATER

This occurs when water vapor cools and changes back into

liquid water droplets. This is how clouds form.

CONDENSATION

The movement of water into the ground due to the

pull of gravity. The water seeps into the ground.

INFILTRATION

This occurs when rain, snow, sleet, or hail

falls from the clouds onto the Earth’s surface.

PRECIPITATION