describe water cycle with well labelled diagram
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The water cycle, also known as the hydrological cycle or the hydrologic cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth. The mass of water on Earth remains fairly constant over time but the partitioning of the water into the major reservoirs of ice, fresh water, saline water and atmospheric water is variable depending on a wide range of climatic variables. The water moves from one reservoir to another, such as from river to ocean, or from the ocean to the atmosphere, by the physical processes of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, surface runoff, and subsurface flow. In doing so, the water goes through different forms: liquid, solid (ice) and vapor.
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What is water cycle?
Explanation:
→ The circulation of water between the oceans and land is called water cycle. Water cycle is a natural process of constantly recycling the water in the atmosphere. It is also known as the hydrological or hydrologic cycle. During the process of water cycle between the Earth and the atmosphere, water changes into three states of matter- liquid solid and gas.
The sun which drives the water cycle, heats water in oceans and seas. Water evaporates as water vapour into the air. When the water vapour rises, it starts cooling. The water vapour condenses causing the formation of droplets of water.
