Step 5: Percolation
After run-off comes the last step of the water cycle: percolation!
Percolation occurs when the water on the earth's surface in the run-off stage seeps underground.
That is why in the old days they used wells to retrieve water! It was under the Earth's surface!
A well is an example of an aquifer.
An aquifer stores water underground.
Water under the Earth's surface also helps plants grow!
Percolation occurs when the water on the earth's surface in the run-off stage seeps underground.
That is why in the old days they used wells to retrieve water! It was under the Earth's surface!
A well is an example of an aquifer.
An aquifer stores water underground.
Water under the Earth's surface also helps plants grow!