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When water, in any state, falls back to the surface of Earth, it may fall into a lake, river, ocean, or on land. Once backon the surface of Earth, the water continues to move. Water flows downhill in rivers and streams. Gravity pulls waterdown towards lakes and oceans. Water that lands on solid ground sinks into the soil. Some of the water will be broughtback up to the surface through the process of transpiration in plants. Some water will move through the soil and be deposited in ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams. The rest of the water will continue to sink though the soil andeventually through the bedrock of Earth’s crust. This process naturally filters the water and takes long periods of time.Water collects in large underground pools, or aquifers. This water can move back up to the surface through *cracksand openings* in the rock layers of Earth’s crust.