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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