Let’s think through the water cycle step by step.
The water cycle shows how water moves around Earth in a loop. It has four main parts:
1.
Evaporation – This is when the sun heats up water (like from oceans, lakes, or rivers) and turns it into vapor that goes up into the air. In the diagram, you see red arrows going up from the water toward the sun — that’s evaporation.
2.
Condensation – When the water vapor rises high into the sky, it cools down and turns back into tiny droplets that form clouds. The arrow from the sun points to the cloud area — that’s where condensation happens.
3.
Precipitation – When the clouds get heavy with water droplets, they fall as rain, snow, or hail. You can see raindrops falling from the cloud — that’s precipitation.
4.
Collection – After the rain falls, it flows over land (like mountains) and collects back into bodies of water like rivers, lakes, and oceans. Then the cycle starts again. The arrow from the mountain points back to the water at the bottom — that’s collection.
Now let’s match each blank box to the correct term based on what’s happening in the picture:
- The box near the sun and rising arrows →
Evaporation
- The box near the cloud →
Condensation
- The box under the raining cloud →
Precipitation
- The box near the mountain and flowing water →
Collection
Final Answer:
Top left box (near sun): Evaporation
Top right box (near cloud): Condensation
Middle right box (under rain): Precipitation
Bottom middle box (near mountain): Collection
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of worksheet on the water cycle.
