The Water Cycle - USGS

The Water Cycle

Sun

Volcanic steam

Ice and snow

Precipitation

Snowmelt runoff

Atmosphere

Sublimation

Condensation

Deposition

Fog drip

Evapotranspiration

Surface Planteopptak runoff

Dew

Evaporation

Infiltration

Streamflow

Seepage

Evaporation

Spring

Flora and fauna

Fresh-

Groundwater flow water

Plant uptake

U.S. Dept. of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Howard Perlman, USGS, John Evans

Groundwater storage

Oceans

Ocean currents

Vents

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