step 1 Is Evaporation. evaporation is the process in which water turns into water vaper or steam.
Step 2 is condesation. condensation is when the water vapor travels high in the sky an then freezes and turns int clouds.
Step 3 is precipitation. prcipitation is when the water vapor falls back down to earth in the form of water droplets which we call rain.
The it all repeats over an over.