The diagram below shows the water cycle, which is the continous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant

The given picture illustrates how the

water

cycle happens in nature, including both

surface

water

and underground

water

. The

water

cycle involves 4 different main stages, starting with evaporating

water

and finishing with flowing to the sea. In the initial step, the heat from the sun help increases the

water

's

surface

temperature,

thus

,

water

starts to evaporate into the air. The ocean contributes up to 80% of the total

water

in the air. The

water

vapour is

then

condensed in the next step, which forms clouds when interacting with low temperatures in the atmosphere. After that,

water

follows different paths to return back to the ground

such

as snow and rain and falls to mountains and lakes. At the next stage, there is a step called "

surface

runoff" that makes

surface

water

penetrate deep down into the ground before reaching the impervious layer. Groundwater

then

follows the rivers to return back to the ocean. At the mouth of the river,

this

water

flow helps to prevent saltwater intrusion before reaching the ocean.