20+ Earth's Water Cycle Diagram Gif. The water cycle is driven by solar energy. As you can see in the diagram above, the next step of the process is precipitation, wherein the condensed water vapor comes down to the surface of the earth in various forms.
When students are learning about the water cycle, it's helpful for them to have a diagram that shows each step in one image. Some processes of transfer are rapid while others are much slower. The water on earth and in the atmosphere is part of an ever moving cycle.
To explore the water cycle, choose a topic from the diagram or text links below.
Water (the hydrosphere!) the earth system. Naturally occurring water on earth's surface in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, icebergs, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground streams. The water cycle has many effects: Rain (liquid water), snow (frozen water), and hail (big pieces of frozen water).