evaporation, water from the oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds, and even mudpuddles rises into the atmosphere as water vapor., Transpiration, Water from the plants rises into the atmosphere as water vapor., Condensation, As water vapor in the atmosphere cools, it combines with particles of dust and forms cloud droplets. As more water vapor condenses, the droplets grow in size., Precipitation, When cloud droplets have grown to a size where they can no longer escape the pull of gravity, they fall to Earth as rain, sleet, snow, hail, etc. , Percolation, When forms of precipitation fall to Earth, water infiltrates the soil. , Plant uptake, Plants pull water from the soil into their roots. , Runoff, When the soil can hold no more water, it begins to steam downhill., River discharge, Rainwater flows from smaller tributaries to larger tributaries to rivers. It travels downstream in the water until it is discharged into a lake or ocean. .

The Water Cycle

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