A quick summary of the water cycle that includes a diagram of the cycle, with links to in-depth explanations of each component of the cycle. Click "water-cycle home" to access water-cycle resources in a variety of languages.

This is a very brief overview of the water cycle, but it does have a nice graphical representation.

Learn about the different stages of the Earth's water cycle, and about processes involving water, including runoff, infiltration, and the differences between hard and soft water.

A collection of resources--pictures, maps, data, glossary--about water and the water cycle.

Water is the source of life on earth. It exists in many forms and is constantly changing. The circulation and conservation of earth's water is called the hydrologic (or water) cycle. Find out how water evaporates, condensates,...

Animation and text explain the water--or hydrologic--cycle, which is the process that water undergoes in nature.

This simple overview provides definitions of key terms in the water cycle and a diagram showing the path water takes in this cycle.

The National Weather Service offers information on the processes that make up the water (hydrologic) cycle, including evaporation and transpiration, precipitation, run-off, infiltration, and percolation. Has a good illustration and...