Matching Pairs Water Cycle Key Concepts (D)Online version Match key concepts and definitions about the water cycle. by Kirk Villanueva 1 Condensation 2 Evaporation of Rivers and Lakes. 3 Wind. 4 Precipitation 5 Evaporation from plants and the ground. 6 Infiltration 7 Evaporation of Seawater 8 Runoff Water vapor cools and condenses, forming clouds. Some of the water is absorbed into the ground. Water from rain and other sources flows along rivers and groundwater. The water falls to Earth in the form of snow, rain or hail. Water from rivers and lakes evaporates into the atmosphere. Moves the clouds. Heat causes the water in the sea to evaporate. Water in plants and the ground evaporates into the atmosphere.