Let’s solve this step by step.
We are looking at a diagram of “The Water Cycle” with blank boxes that need to be filled using the word bank:
Word Bank:
- evaporation
- transpiration
- warm air rises
- condensation
- precipitation
- surface run-off
- infiltration
- ground water store
Also, there is a short description on the right side that explains each part — we can use that to match the words to the blanks.
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Step 1: Look at the first blank near the sun and ocean.
The text says:
> “Water from the sea (or a similar body) is warmed by the Sun.”
Then it says:
> “When the Sun heats the surface of a water collection, some of the water changes state to water vapour... This is known as
evaporation.”
So the first box (near the sun over the ocean) =
evaporation
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Step 2: Next blank — above the trees on land.
Text says:
> “At the same time, water moves through plants and leaves. They expel water into the air through the stomata. This is known as
transpiration.”
So the box above the trees =
transpiration
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Step 3: Arrow going up from both ocean and land → next blank.
Text says:
> “During the evaporation stage, warm air rises in the water vapours too.”
So the arrow pointing upward =
warm air rises
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Step 4: Clouds forming — next blank.
Text says:
> “Condensation happens as the warm air cools down so the water vapour condenses back into a liquid, appearing as water droplets...”
So the cloud area =
condensation
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Step 5: Rain falling from clouds — next blank.
Text says:
> “Precipitation happens as the water droplets fall from the clouds together as rain.”
So rain falling =
precipitation
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Step 6: Water flowing over land into river — next blank.
Text says:
> “When the water falls to the ground it will move across the land as
surface run-off and often runs into the soil to become groundwater…”
So water running over ground =
surface run-off
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Step 7: Water soaking into ground — next blank.
Text says:
> “…often runs into the soil to become groundwater (a process called
infiltration)”
So water going into soil =
infiltration
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Step 8: Underground water storage — last blank.
Text says:
> “Ground water store (or similar body) warmed by the sun to recycle the water cycle.”
So underground layer =
ground water store
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Now let’s list them in order as they appear in the diagram (top to bottom, left to right):
1. Over ocean, near sun →
evaporation
2. Above trees →
transpiration
3. Rising arrow →
warm air rises
4. In clouds →
condensation
5. Falling rain →
precipitation
6. Flowing over land →
surface run-off
7. Soaking into ground →
infiltration
8. Underground →
ground water store
✔ All matched correctly with the descriptions.
Final Answer:
evaporation
transpiration
warm air rises
condensation
precipitation
surface run-off
infiltration
ground water store
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of cycles worksheet answers.