The Hydrologic Cycle
This image depicts the "Hydrologic Cycle" (or, put more simply, the "Water Cycle").
What are key components of the Water Cycle?
- Water evaporates from the Earth's surface
- That evaporated water rises into the atmosphere where it is cooled
- The cooled water condenses into rain or snow in clouds
- The rain or snow falls back to the Earth's surface as precipitation
Learn more about the Water Cycle from "Precipitation Education" at NASA.
Click on the image for a much-better view.
Media Credits
Image online, courtesy NASA.
