water cycle

Summary

water cycle ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,297 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• water cycle is a type of biogeochemical cycle^[2].
• water cycle is part of hydrology^[3].
• water cycle's Commons category is recorded as Water cycle^[4].
• water cycle comprises evaporation^[5].
• water cycle comprises condensation^[6].
• water cycle comprises fall of precipitation^[7].
• water cycle comprises infiltration^[8].
• water cycle comprises surface runoff^[9].
• water cycle comprises subsurface flow^[10].
• water cycle's facet of is recorded as water^[11].
• water cycle's facet of is recorded as thunderstorm^[12].
• water cycle's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[13].
• water cycle's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[14].
• water cycle's uses is recorded as water^[15].
• water cycle's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have^[16].
• water cycle's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[17].
• water cycle's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change^[18].

Body

Definition and Type

water cycle is a type of biogeochemical cycle^[2].

Use and Application

Components include evaporation^[5], a phase change^[19]; condensation^[6], a phase change^[20]; fall of precipitation^[7]; infiltration^[8]; surface runoff^[9]; and subsurface flow^[10]. water cycle is part of hydrology^[3].

Why It Matters

water cycle ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,297 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]