Runoff
Precipitation
Condensation
Wind.
Evaporation of Rivers and Lakes.
Evaporation from plants and the ground.
Evaporation of Seawater
Infiltration
Moves the clouds.
Some of the water is absorbed into the ground.
The water falls to Earth in the form of snow, rain or hail.
Water vapor cools and condenses, forming clouds.
Heat causes the water in the sea to evaporate.
Water from rivers and lakes evaporates into the atmosphere.
Water from rain and other sources flows along rivers and groundwater.
Water in plants and the ground evaporates into the atmosphere.