The diagram shows the water cycle, which is the continuous movement of water on,above and below the surface of the Earth

The given picture illustrates the way in which

water

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passes from

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and air to land during the natural process known as the

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cycle.

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, the diagram consists of three main steps.

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water

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evaporates, falls as rain, and eventually runs back into the

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floor again. Starting with

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stage, we can see that 80% of

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vapor in the air comes from the

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, heat from the sun causes

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to evaporate, and

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vapor condenses to form clouds.

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the second stage,

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as precipitation, on the diagram above,

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falls as rain and forms snow.

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the third stage, rainwater may take various paths. Some of it may fall into lakes or return to the

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via surface runoff.

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, rainwater may filter through the ground, reaching the impervious layer of the earth. Saltwater intrusion is shown to take place just before groundwater passes into the

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to complete the cycle.