Question

use the words below to label these processes in the water cycle. condensation evaporation precipitation surface runoff

Explanation:

Step1: Identify Evaporation

Evaporation is the process where liquid water turns to vapor (due to sun's heat, as shown by the sun icon and the upward arrow from the water body). So the arrow from the ocean/lake (upward pink arrow) is evaporation.

Step2: Identify Condensation

Condensation is when water vapor cools and forms clouds (the clouds in the diagram, with the arrow pointing to them). So the arrow to the clouds is condensation.

Step3: Identify Precipitation

Precipitation is water falling from clouds (like rain, snow, shown by the downward arrow from clouds). So the arrow with the falling water is precipitation.

Step4: Identify Surface Runoff

Surface runoff is water flowing over the land (the arrow along the land surface, like the river flow). So the arrow along the ground (after precipitation) is surface runoff.

Answer:

• Arrow to clouds: condensation
• Arrow from sun - related (water to vapor): evaporation
• Arrow with falling water: precipitation
• Arrow along land surface: surface runoff

(To label the boxes: Top - left box: condensation; Top - right box: evaporation; Bottom - left box: evaporation (wait, no, re - check: Wait, the upward arrow from water is evaporation (bottom - left arrow? Wait, the diagram: the pink upward arrow is from the water, so that's evaporation (bottom - left box). The arrow to the clouds (top - left box) is condensation. The arrow with falling water (middle, from clouds down) is precipitation (maybe top - right? Wait, the sun is top - right, so the arrow from sun's direction? Wait, no, let's re - map:

• Cloud - related arrow (top - left): condensation
• Falling water (middle, from clouds): precipitation
• Upward from water (bottom - left): evaporation
• Flow over land (bottom - right): surface runoff
• The top - right arrow (from sun) – wait, no, the sun is causing evaporation, so the upward arrow is evaporation (bottom - left), the clouds are condensation (top - left), falling is precipitation (middle, maybe top - right? Wait, the labels:

So correct labels:

Top - left box: condensation (cloud formation)
Top - right box: evaporation (no, wait, evaporation is from water. Wait, maybe the sun is associated with evaporation, but the upward arrow is evaporation. Let's list the processes:

1. Evaporation: liquid water → vapor (from water body, upward arrow)
2. Condensation: vapor → liquid (clouds, arrow to clouds)
3. Precipitation: liquid from clouds → land/ water (falling arrow)
4. Surface Runoff: water on land → streams/ rivers (arrow along land)

So:

• Box connected to clouds (top - left): condensation
• Box connected to falling water (middle, from clouds): precipitation
• Box connected to upward arrow from water (bottom - left): evaporation
• Box connected to water flowing over land (bottom - right): surface runoff
• The top - right box: Wait, maybe the sun is part of evaporation's energy source, but the upward arrow is evaporation. So the labels:

Top - left: condensation
Top - right: evaporation (no, that's wrong). Wait, no, the sun is the energy for evaporation, so the upward arrow (from water) is evaporation (bottom - left), the clouds are condensation (top - left), the falling is precipitation (let's say the middle arrow, maybe top - right box? No, the diagram has four boxes: top - left, top - right, bottom - left, bottom - right.

Wait, the four processes:

• Condensation: clouds (top - left)
• Evaporation: water to vapor (bottom - left, upward arrow)
• Precipitation: clouds to ground (middle, falling, maybe top - right? No, the arrow from clouds down is precipitation, so the box connected to that arrow is precipitation (maybe top - right? Or middle? The diagram's arrows:

• Arrow 1 (top - left): points to clouds → condensation
• Arrow 2 (top - right): points from sun - direction to... Wait, the sun is top - right, and the arrow is from the sun to the falling water? No, the falling water is precipitation. Wait, maybe:

Final correct labeling:

• Top - left box: condensation (clouds)
• Top - right box: precipitation (falling from clouds)
• Bottom - left box: evaporation (upward from water)
• Bottom - right box: surface runoff (flow over land)

Yes, that makes sense. So:

Top - left: condensation
Top - right: precipitation
Bottom - left: evaporation
Bottom - right: surface runoff