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