Here’s the completed description of the water cycle using the correct words from the box:
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The water _cycle_ is the continual movement of water from ground to sea, to sky and back to the ground.
The sun encourages the _evaporation_ of water, which changes water from a liquid to gas called water _vapour_. This gas cools and condenses in the sky to form _clouds_, from which _rainfall or precipitation_ may fall.
Much water flows downhill overland in _rivers_. Some is absorbed into the ground. Some water is used by plants and they send water vapour back into the sky from their leaves: this process is called _transpiration_.
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✔ Explanation of Each Blank:
1.
“The water _cycle_...”
→ The entire process is known as the
water cycle — it’s a continuous loop of water moving through different states and locations.
2.
“The sun encourages the _evaporation_ of water...”
→
Evaporation is the process where heat from the sun turns liquid water (like from oceans, lakes, rivers) into water vapor (gas).
3.
“...water from a liquid to gas called water _vapour_.”
→ The gaseous form of water is called
vapour.
4.
“...condenses in the sky to form _clouds_...”
→ When water vapour cools, it turns back into tiny liquid droplets, forming
clouds.
5.
“...from which _rainfall or precipitation_ may fall.”
→ Water falling from clouds can be rain, snow, sleet, etc. — collectively called
precipitation, or simply
rainfall.
6.
“Much water flows downhill overland in _rivers_.”
→ After precipitation, water runs off the land surface and collects in
rivers, flowing toward seas or lakes.
7.
“...this process is called _transpiration_.”
→ Plants absorb water through roots and release water vapour through their leaves — this is
transpiration, an important part of the water cycle.
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✔ All blanks are filled correctly using only the words provided in the box.
This completes the water cycle description accurately and scientifically! 🌧️💧☀️
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