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