Precipitation falls because of a. gravity b. the water cycle c. the hydrosphere d. conservation of energy what allows water droplets to stay aloft when they are small? a. earth’s gravity b. updrafts of air c. the sun’s gravity d. earth’s rotation . when water flows over the land into a lake, river, or ocean, this process is called a. runoff b. infiltration c. precipitation d. downhill flow surface water can seep into the soil in a process called where it becomes text to speech a. runoff; porewater b. infiltration; groundwater c. precipitation; aquifer water d. condensation; non-surface water when rocks formations have connected that allow groundwater to flow through it, the formation and its groundwater are called a(n) a. pores; aquifer b. spaces; aqueduct c. layers; reservoir d. stomata; groundwater during the water cycle, water is never in the form. a. gaseous b. liquid c. solid d. none; water is present in all form