AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle, describes where water is stored on Earth and how it moves. Water is stored in the atmosphere, on the land surface, and below the ground. It can be a liquid, a solid, or a gas. Liquid water can be fresh or saline (salty).

Detailed explanation-2: -The hydrologic cycle involves the continuous circulation of water in the Earth-Atmosphere system. At its core, the water cycle is the motion of the water from the ground to the atmosphere and back again.

Detailed explanation-3: -The water cycle-technically known as the hydrological cycle-is the continuous circulation of water within the Earth’s hydrosphere, and is driven by solar radiation. This includes the atmosphere, land, surface water and groundwater.

Detailed explanation-4: -The water cycle describes how water is exchanged (cycled) through Earth’s land, ocean, and atmosphere. Water always exists in all three phases, and in many forms-as lakes and rivers, glaciers and ice sheets, oceans and seas, underground aquifers, and vapor in the air and clouds.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are four main parts to the water cycle: Evaporation, Convection, Precipitation and Collection. Evaporation is when the sun heats up water in rivers or lakes or the ocean and turns it into vapour or steam.