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What is a Water Cycle?

The Water Cycle is a cycle that involves the continuous circulation of water in the earths' atmosphere.

''' The movement of water in a Water Cycle. '''

In the water cycle water moves from the 3 different states of matter which enables free movement around the cycle.

These states are: solid, liquid and gas.

 The Water Cycle Explained 

The water cycle is a 6 stage process which involves:


 * 1) The Evaporation of water vapors from earth's surface from different water bodies like that of lakes, rivers, ponds, seas and oceans.
 * 2) .For ice or snow to be evaporated it has to go through a Sublimation process; which is the conversion of solids to a gaseous state.
 * 3) Then the water moves to the Condensation stage; which involves the conversion of water vapor in the air to liquid, of which aids in the formation of clouds.
 * 4) When the clouds are full, water is releaed from the clouds by what is known as Precipitation. The water that is released may be in the form of rain, snow, sleet or even hail
 * 5) Here after water has been released onto earth's surface, the water that was not absorbed or evaporated makes it way to areas in the soil that will absorb it by what is called Runoff.
 * 6) Then water moves into the ground from the ground surface through the Infiltration stage, where the water will continue to move down to replenish water tables and aquifers.