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the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the EARTH's oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.

The water cycle is the endless process that connects all of that water. It joins the Earth's oceans, land, and atmosphere. ... When molecules of water VAPOR return to liquid or solid form, they create cloud droplets that can fall BACK to Earth as rain or snow—a process called condensation

The first step of the water cycle is evaporation. About 85% of the water vapor in the air comes from water that evaporated from the oceans. The other 15% comes from evapotranspiration, which is a catch-all TERM for water that evaporates from over land.

The water cycle is called the hydrologic cycle. In the hydrologic cycle, water from oceans, lakes, SWAMPS, rivers, plants, and even you, can turn into water vapor. Water vapor condenses into millions of tiny droplets that form clouds. Clouds lose their water as rain or snow, which is called precipitation