Water Cycle, Runoff, And Infiltration

The water cycle is a process in which water travels from the oceans, to earth's atmosphere and land. There are many steps to the water cycle. Those steps are as follows: Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Transpiration, Runoff, and Infiltration. I will walk you through step-by-step of how each of these things contribute to the water cycle. The first step of the water cycle is evaporation. Evaporation starts with water, absorbing the sun's heat, and turning into vapors. The water usually comes from oceans or lakes. When the water turns into vapors, it goes into the atmosphere. The second step of the water cycle is condensation. When the water vapors reach high altitudes, they start to turn into water/ice droplets. They turn into water/ice droplets because of the low temperatures, and high altitudes. After that, the particles gather close together to form clouds in the sky. …show more content…
Precipitation is when the water droplets combine to make bigger water droplets. Then the clouds pour down as precipitation because of the wind or temperature change. Also when the air can hold no more water, it precipitates. Basically, you can think of precipitation as rain. When the temperatures get really low, precipitation could also be snow. The fourth step of the water cycle is transpiration. Transportation is a form of evaporation. In transpiration through, water is turned into vapors by plants. The plants use the water for photosynthesis, and the extra water gets pushed out through little holes in the leaves. That is when the water enters the biosphere in a gas like