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EDUC Water cycle

  • Evaporation

    Evaporation
    The changing of a liquid into a gas, often under the influence of heat
  • Condensation

    Condensation
    Water collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
  • Precipitaion

    Precipitaion
    The fall of water, ice, or snow deposited on the surface of the Earth from the atmosphere.
  • Collection

    Collection
    The process by which water gathers back into bodies of water such as rivers, lakes and oceans.
  • Infiltration

    Infiltration
    The process by which precipitation or water soaks into subsurface soils and moves into rocks through cracks and pore spaces.