The Water Cycle Explained: How Earth’s Water Moves and Recycles #140668 (License: Personal Use)

This educational diagram depicts the full hydrologic cycle: solar energy drives evaporation from oceans and lakes, water vapor condenses into clouds, and returns to Earth as rain or snow. Precipitation flows over land as runoff, infiltrates into soil to replenish groundwater, and eventually returns to bodies of water-completing the cycle. Arrows clearly indicate each phase for easy comprehension.

Used in science education websites, environmental curriculum pages, and sustainability resources to explain Earth’s natural water recycling process; matches user intent for learning basic hydrology or preparing classroom materials.