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Groundwater Terms What Is The Water Cycle?

The water cycle describes how water is distributed and circulates on Earth. It exists in three states: liquid, solid, and vapor. Most water is found in oceans, which contain 97.2% of Earth's water. Ice caps and glaciers contain 2.14% while groundwater below 13 feet and freshwater lakes contain around 1% total. Smaller amounts are found in the atmosphere, inland seas, soil, and within living organisms.

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Groundwater Terms What Is The Water Cycle?

The water cycle describes how water is distributed and circulates on Earth. It exists in three states: liquid, solid, and vapor. Most water is found in oceans, which contain 97.2% of Earth's water. Ice caps and glaciers contain 2.14% while groundwater below 13 feet and freshwater lakes contain around 1% total. Smaller amounts are found in the atmosphere, inland seas, soil, and within living organisms.

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GROUNDWATER TERMS

What is the Water Cycle?


Water can be found on Earth in three different states: liquid, solid (ice), and vapor. Not only does water cover
three fourths of the Earth's surface, but it also flows underground, and floats in the air. he following percentages
show the water distribution on Earth:
Ocean 97.2%
Ice Caps/Glaciers 2.14%
Groundwater to depth of 13, ft. .!1%
"resh #ater $a%es .9%
Inland &eas/&alt $a%es .'%
&oil ( &u)soil *oisture .+%
,t-osphere .1%
.i/ers .1%
0iota 1within li/in2 plants, ani-als, ( hu-ans3 .1%
(Source: Fetter, C.W. (1994). Applied Hydrogeology, 3rd ed. Prentice Hall nc.: !", p. 4. )

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