hydrologic cycle![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Continuous circulation of water in its different states (liquid, solid and gaseous) between the oceans, the atmosphere and the Earth’s surface.
solar radiation ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
It provides the heat necessary for water to evaporate.
condensation ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The process by which water vapor is converted, by means of cooling, into liquid or solid water in the form of clouds.
action of wind ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Driven by winds, clouds fly over the land.
ice ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Water that accumulates high in the mountains in solid form.
underground flow ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Movement of infiltrated water that joins a watercourse on the surface or flows directly into lakes or the ocean.
ocean ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Vast body of saltwater covering a large part of the Earth’s surface and separating the continents.
precipitation ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Various forms of water that fall from the atmosphere.
evaporation ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Conversion, without boiling, of liquid water into water vapor when exposed to heat.
transpiration ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Phenomenon by which plants discharge water vapor into the atmosphere.
infiltration ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Water penetrating into the soil through permeable rock.
surface runoff ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Flow of rainwater or melting snow on the surface of the ground; it produces watercourses.
evaporation ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Conversion, without boiling, of liquid water into water vapor when exposed to heat.
precipitation ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Various forms of water that fall from the atmosphere.