the hydrosphere
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1. PRECIPITATION. After cloud has formed, water returns to the Earth’s surface as either liquid rain or
solid snow and hail.
2. TRANSPIRATION. This occurs when plants lose water due to evaporation caused by heat from the
Sun. The water from this process also becomes part of the atmosphere.
3. CONDENSATION. Through this process the water vapour produced by evaporation and
transpiration rises, cools down, and then turns into clouds.
4. EVAPORATION. This process involves the Sun heating surface water: the water evaporates, turning
into water vapour, which then becomes part of the atmosphere.
5. SURFACE RUNOFF. When liquid water is on the surface of the Earth it flows across the land. This
water forms rivers that eventually return the water to the seas and oceans
6. INFILTRATION. This occurs when water penetrates the surface of the Earth and becomes
underground runoff.