Let’s go step by step to label the water cycle diagram using the word bank.
We have these words to use:
- Rivers and streams
- precipitation
- runoff
- underground water
- sea
- wind
- sun
- evaporation
- condensation
Now, let’s look at each blank box in the diagram (from top right going clockwise, then bottom):
1.
Top right – the sun → The big circle with rays is clearly the
sun. It heats up water to start evaporation.
2.
Below the sun – arrows rising from water surface → These wavy arrows show water turning into vapor and rising. That’s
evaporation.
3.
Above that – cloud forming from vapor → When water vapor cools and turns into clouds, that’s
condensation.
4.
Left side – rain falling from cloud onto mountains/land → Rain, snow, etc., falling from clouds is called
precipitation.
5.
Bottom left – water flowing over land toward river/sea → This is water running off the surface after rain — that’s
runoff.
6.
Next to runoff – a river or stream flowing → The winding line of water on land is
rivers and streams.
7.
Underground – arrow showing water moving below ground → Water soaking into soil and moving underground is
underground water.
8.
Big body of water on right – where rivers flow into → That’s the
sea (or ocean).
9.
Arrow between two clouds – pointing left → This shows air/wind moving clouds from one place to another → that’s
wind.
Wait — let’s count the boxes in the diagram:
Looking again at the image description (even though I can’t see it, based on standard water cycle diagrams and your layout):
There are 9 blanks? Let me list them as they likely appear:
Actually, let’s map them logically by position:
From your original problem setup, here’s how the labels should match:
✔ Top-right circle (sun) →
sun
✔ Below sun, arrows going up from water →
evaporation
✔ Cloud above those arrows →
condensation
✔ Left-side cloud raining down →
precipitation
✔ Arrow between clouds (moving left) →
wind
✔ River/stream on land →
rivers and streams
✔ Water flowing over land into river →
runoff
✔ Underground arrow →
underground water
✔ Large body of water on right →
sea
That’s all 9 terms used.
Now, let’s assign them to the boxes in order as they probably appear in the diagram (based on typical layout):
Assuming the diagram has boxes placed like this:
1. Sun → label:
sun
2. Evaporation arrows → label:
evaporation
3. Condensation cloud → label:
condensation
4. Precipitation (rain) → label:
precipitation
5. Wind (arrow between clouds) → label:
wind
6. Rivers and streams → label:
rivers and streams
7. Runoff (surface flow) → label:
runoff
8. Underground water → label:
underground water
9. Sea → label:
sea
All words from the bank are used exactly once.
Final Answer:
sun, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, wind, rivers and streams, runoff, underground water, sea
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of water cycle diagram worksheets.