1. The Water Cycle
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2. The Water Cycle is
the recycling of water between the earth and the atmosphere. Let’s explore how the water cycle works.

3. Transpiration
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The process by which plants give off water vapour into the atmosphere.

4. Evaporation
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The physical change in state of water from a liquid to a gas or vapour.

5. Condensation The process by which water vapor becomes a liquid. Show
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The process by which water vapor becomes a liquid.

6. Precipitation
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Liquid or solid molecules that fall from the atmosphere and reach the ground.

7. Advection
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The horizontal transport of air or atmospheric properties, such as wind.

8. Orographic Precipitation
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Precipitation produced when moist air is lifted as it moves over mountains. As the air rises and cools, clouds form and precipitation results.

9. Surface Runoff
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The portion of rainfall, irrigation water or waste water that does not infiltrate into the soil.

10. Subsurface Flow
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All water flowing below the land surface which may eventually seep into bodies of water such as rivers or lakes.

11. The End
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Water Cycle Illustration is from McGraw-Hill