The given diagram illustrates the stages involved in water cycle and the different forms that water takes in this process.
Overall, this process is cyclic and consists of several steps beginning from evaporation of water from the ocean to the formation of snow and ground water. This results in the continuous movement of water in the atmosphere, on and below the surface of the Earth.
At first, water evaporates from the ocean due to the heat of the sun, contributing about 80% of water vapour in the atmosphere. Then, it undergoes condensation which consequently results in the formation of clouds. At this stage, precipitation occurs in the clouds causing a rainfall or snow in the hilly regions. In case of a rainfall, the water runs off the surface and flows in to lakes. When rainwater seeps into the impervious layer of the ground, it results in the formation of ground water. Once the water that runs off the surface to the lakes, salt water often intrudes and eventually mixes with the ocean.
The
given
diagram illustrates the stages involved in
water
cycle and the
different
forms that
water
takes in this process.
Overall
, this process is cyclic and consists of several steps beginning from evaporation of
water
from the ocean to the formation of snow and ground
water
. This results in the continuous movement of
water
in the atmosphere, on and below the surface of the Earth.
At
first
,
water
evaporates from the ocean due to the heat of the sun, contributing about 80% of
water
vapour
in the atmosphere. Then, it undergoes condensation which
consequently
results in the formation of clouds. At this stage, precipitation occurs in the clouds causing a rainfall or snow in the hilly regions. In case of a rainfall, the
water
runs off the surface and flows in to lakes. When rainwater seeps into the impervious layer of the ground, it results in the formation of ground
water
. Once the
water
that runs off the surface to the lakes, salt
water
often
intrudes and
eventually
mixes with the ocean.