Let's solve this step by step by labeling the diagram of
The Water Cycle using the provided word bank:
Word Bank:
- Rivers and streams
- Precipitation
- Runoff
- Underground water
- Sea
- Wind
- Sun
- Evaporation
- Condensation
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Now, let’s analyze each blank in the diagram based on the typical water cycle process:
1.
Top right: The sun
- The sun is shown as a circle with rays. This is clearly the
sun, which provides energy for evaporation.
2.
Arrows rising from the sea (water body)
- These wavy arrows going upward from the large body of water represent
evaporation — when water turns into vapor due to heat from the sun.
3.
Clouds forming above the sea
- The process that forms clouds from water vapor is
condensation — when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets.
4.
Rain falling from the cloud onto the land
- The vertical lines coming down from the cloud are
precipitation — rain, snow, sleet, or hail falling from clouds.
5.
Large body of water at the bottom right
- This is the
sea — the main source of water in the water cycle.
6.
Water flowing from the mountains into the sea
- The river flowing from the mountains to the sea is labeled as
rivers and streams.
7.
Water moving from the land into the ground
- The arrow showing water seeping into the soil represents
underground water — water that infiltrates the ground.
8.
Water flowing over the land surface toward the sea
- The arrow showing water moving across the land surface after precipitation is
runoff — water that flows over the ground.
9.
Arrow pointing from the cloud to the wind direction
- The arrow pointing from the cloud to the side shows
wind — which moves clouds and moisture around the atmosphere.
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Final Labels:
Let’s match each blank:
1.
Sun → Top right (the sun)
2.
Evaporation → Arrows rising from the sea
3.
Condensation → Cloud above the sea (where vapor turns to cloud)
4.
Precipitation → Rain falling from the cloud
5.
Sea → Large body of water at the bottom right
6.
Rivers and streams → River flowing from mountains to sea
7.
Underground water → Arrow showing water entering the ground
8.
Runoff → Arrow showing water flowing over land surface
9.
Wind → Arrow indicating movement of air/cloud
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Complete Labeled Diagram (Text Representation):
```
[Sun]
|
|
[Condensation] ← (cloud)
|
| (arrow from cloud to land)
↓
[Precipitation] ← (rain falling)
|
|
[Runoff] → (flowing over land)
|
|
[Underground water] → (seeping into ground)
|
|
[Rivers and streams] → (flowing into sea)
|
|
[Sea]
↑
|
[Evaporation] ← (arrows rising from sea)
```
And the
wind is indicated by the horizontal arrow from the cloud, showing air movement.
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✔ Final Answer – Labels in order (from top to bottom, left to right):
1.
Sun – Top right
2.
Condensation – Cloud above sea
3.
Evaporation – Arrows rising from sea
4.
Precipitation – Rain falling from cloud
5.
Rivers and streams – Flowing river
6.
Sea – Large water body
7.
Runoff – Surface flow over land
8.
Underground water – Water going into ground
9.
Wind – Arrow from cloud to side
This completes the labeling of the water cycle diagram!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of water cycle 4th grade worksheet.
