Which cycle shows the movement of water?

The correct answer is Hydrological cycle.

Key Points

• Hydrological cycle
  • ​The hydrologic cycle involves the continuous circulation of water in the Earth-Atmosphere system.
  • It is also called as the water cycle.
  • During this process, water changes its state from one phase to another, but the total number of water particles remains the same.
  • Water changes its state through a variety of processes from
    • evaporation
    • melting
    • freezing
    • sublimation
    • condensation
    • deposition
  • The major 4 steps are evaporation of water, then condensation, precipitation and collection.

Additional Information

• Carbon cycle
  • The carbon cycle is nature's way of recycling carbon atoms.
  • In this cycle carbon atoms continually travel from the atmosphere to the Earth and then back into the atmosphere. 
  • The four steps are Photosynthesis, Decomposition, Respiration and Combustion.
• Nitrogen cycle
  • Nitrogen Cycle is a biogeochemical process through which nitrogen is converted into many forms.
  • It is consecutively passing from the atmosphere to the soil to the organism and back into the atmosphere.
  • It involves several processes such as nitrogen fixation, nitrification, denitrification, decay and putrefaction.
• Geological cycle
  • The continuous process in which hot, molten material coming to the surface of the Earth from the interior forms igneous rocks.
  • There are four types of a geological cycle:
    • tectonic sub-cycle
    • hydrologic sub-cycle
    • rock sub-cycle
    • biogeochemical sub-cycle