The
water cycle is the continuous movement of water on the surface of the Earth.
Its physical processes arranged in order involve: Evaporation, Condensation,
Precipitation, Infiltration, Runoff, and subsurface flow. Following the
evaporation stage is the process of condensation. Condensation refers to the
transformation of water vapor into liquid water droplets in the air. When this
happens, fog and clouds are formed on the atmosphere of the Earth.
The
water cycle may cause temperature and climate changes in the environment
because of the series of energy exchanges that occur during its different stages.
Aside from this, the cycle allows for the transportation of liquid into
different bodies of water around the world making it responsible for
maintaining most life and ecosystems in the planet. It also reshapes the
geological features of the Earth (e.g. erosion and sedimentation)
