Let’s solve this step by step.
We are looking at a diagram of the water cycle. The goal is to label each part using the words from the word bank on the right side of page 2.
The word bank includes:
- rain and rivers
- precipitation
- runoff
- groundwater
- sea
- wind
- sun
- evaporation
- condensation
Now, let’s look at the arrows and boxes in the diagram (page 2) and match them with the correct terms.
Step 1: Look at the big circle in the sky — that’s the
sun. It heats up water so it can turn into vapor.
Step 2: Arrows going up from the sea and land toward clouds — that’s
evaporation. Water turns into gas and rises.
Step 3: Clouds forming — that’s
condensation. Water vapor cools and turns back into tiny droplets to make clouds.
Step 4: Rain falling from clouds — that’s
precipitation. This includes rain, snow, sleet, etc.
Step 5: Water flowing over land into rivers or streams — that’s
runoff.
Step 6: Water soaking into the ground — that’s
groundwater.
Step 7: Rivers flowing into the sea — that’s labeled as
rain and rivers (though technically it’s more about surface flow).
Step 8: The large body of water at the bottom — that’s the
sea.
Step 9: Arrow showing air moving — that’s
wind, which helps move clouds around.
Now, let’s assign each box in the diagram:
Top left cloud with rain →
precipitation
Arrow pointing up from sea →
evaporation
Cloud above land → formed by
condensation
Box near mountain with water flowing down →
runoff
Box under ground →
groundwater
Large water body at bottom →
sea
Arrow between clouds →
wind
Sun in top right →
sun
River flowing to sea →
rain and rivers (as per the word bank)
Wait — let’s double-check the exact labels needed for each blank box in the diagram.
Looking again at page 2:
There are 9 blank boxes/arrows to fill.
From left to right, top to bottom:
1. Top-left cloud with rain falling →
precipitation
2. Arrow rising from sea →
evaporation
3. Cloud above land (where rain comes from) →
condensation
4. Box on mountain slope where water flows →
runoff
5. Box underground →
groundwater
6. Large water body at bottom →
sea
7. Arrow between two clouds →
wind
8. Sun icon →
sun
9. River flowing into sea →
rain and rivers
Yes, that matches all 9 items in the word bank.
Final Answer:
precipitation, evaporation, condensation, runoff, groundwater, sea, wind, sun, rain and rivers
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of water cycle 4th grade worksheet.