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