Water is a colorless, odorless liquid that is vital for life. It is made of hydrogen and oxygen atoms and exists in solid, liquid, and gas forms on Earth. Water is the primary constituent of oceans, lakes, rivers, and the fluids of most living organisms. It moves through the water cycle by evaporating from bodies of water and transpiring from plants, condensing into clouds, precipitating as rain or snow, and running off into other bodies of water.