Relier Pairs Water Cycle Key ConceptsVersion en ligne Match key concepts and definitions about the water cycle. par Alfonso Poza 1 Wind. 2 Runoff 3 Evaporation from plants and the ground. 4 Evaporation of Rivers and Lakes. 5 Condensation 6 Precipitation 7 Infiltration 8 Evaporation of Seawater Water from rain and other sources flows along rivers and groundwater. The water falls to Earth in the form of snow, rain or hail. Moves the clouds. Water vapor cools and condenses, forming clouds. Water in plants and the ground evaporates into the atmosphere. Some of the water is absorbed into the ground. Water from rivers and lakes evaporates into the atmosphere. Heat causes the water in the sea to evaporate.