Water Cycle

It rains. Some water is immediately evaporated from ground surface.

It rains. Water is taken in by plants and then transpired back to the atmosphere.

It rains. Some water infiltrates the soil, is sent through the groundwater, reaches the oceans and is then evaporated back to the atmosphere.

It rains. Some water runs off, on the surface of the ground, reaching streams and rivers. These link to the ocean, and this water is evaporated back to the atmosphere.