Precipitation and Downhill Surface Flows
When water droplets in clouds condense, grow large enough, and become too heavy to remain suspended, water falls back to the surface as precipitation in the form of rain or snow.
Once on land, water moves through downhill flows. It collects in soils, rivers, and lakes, and a significant portion flows back into the oceans, completing the continuous cycle.
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Earth's Water Cycle and Global Precipitation Dynamics @ Honor
Ch.1 Fundamentals of the Hydrologic Cycle - Earth's Water Cycle and Global Precipitation Dynamics @ Honor
Physical Processes of Water Cycling - Earth's Water Cycle and Global Precipitation Dynamics @ Honor
Learn After
According to the text, what causes water droplets in clouds to fall back to the surface as precipitation?
A significant portion of the water that moves through downhill flows on land eventually returns to the oceans, completing the continuous cycle.
List the three places on land where water collects during downhill flows, according to the text.
Explain the physical processes through which water transitions from clouds back to the surface and ultimately completes the continuous water cycle.
Learn After
According to the text, what causes water droplets in clouds to fall back to the surface as precipitation?
A significant portion of the water that moves through downhill flows on land eventually returns to the oceans, completing the continuous cycle.
List the three places on land where water collects during downhill flows, according to the text.
Explain the physical processes through which water transitions from clouds back to the surface and ultimately completes the continuous water cycle.