The Water Cycle

Simplified Diagram of the Water Cycle

• 1. Water that evaporates each year, in trillions of tonnes:

  – from the oceans	430
  – from the continents	70
  Total	500

• 2.  Water that returns each year, in trillions of tonnes:

  + into the oceans	390
  + onto the continents	110
  Total	500

• 3.  Water that disappears from Earth each year, in trillions of tonnes:

  - Water that evaporates
  + Water that falls back
  Total	0

📊 RESULT: