Water does all this without leaving Earth. Its quantity is virtually constant. The main processes involved in this cycle are evaporation, plant transpiration, condensation, precipitation (rain and ...

The water cycle is the vital Earth process that moves freshwater and moisture around the planet, and for the first time in ...

This provides a continuous stream of water which is known as the transpiration stream. Surface area (not an environmental factor) Smaller leaves will contain less stomata causing a decrease in ...

A continuous column of water is therefore pulled up the stem in the transpiration stream by evaporation from the leaves. As water travels through the xylem in the stem and leaf, it is being ...