What is the collection stage of the water cycle?

Answer 1

When water falls back to earth as precipitation, it may fall back in the oceans, lakes or rivers or it may end up on land. When it ends up on land, it will either soak into the earth and become part of the "ground water" that plants and animals use to drink or it may run over the soil and collect in the oceans, lakes or rivers where the cycle starts again.

Answer 2

collection means when the water from the clouds that drop to land and get taken to the rivers join the sea or ocean. So that is when water is colected in one place

Answer 3

water that falls back to earth as precipitation, it may fall back in the oceans, lakes or rivers or it may end up on land. When it ends up on land, it will either soak into the earth and become part of the "ground water" that plants and animals use to drink, or it may run over the soil and collect in the oceans, lakes or rivers.

Answer 4

I think it's because the water goes down to the river, then it makes a collection of water at the ocean.

Answer 5

It's when water falls back to the earth as precipitation.

Answer 6

collection is the fourth stage. Water which is precipitated needs to be collected.

Answer 7

The rain water needs to be collected. The process is called Transpiration.

Answer 8

a collection of water