Question

the water cycle diagram
name:
directions: color in the features in the water cycle diagram. use the word bank to label the diagram.
word bank

• collection
• condensation
• evaporation
• groundwater
• infiltration
• percolation
• precipitation
• runoff
• transpiration

Explanation:

To label the water cycle diagram, we match each process to its definition:

• Condensation: Water vapor cools into liquid (clouds). The cloud with the label box is condensation.
• Precipitation: Water falls from clouds (rain/snow). The rain falling from the cloud is precipitation.
• Evaporation: Liquid water turns to vapor (from bodies of water). The arrows from the water body (river/lake) up are evaporation.
• Transpiration: Water vapor from plants (stomata). Arrows from trees are transpiration.
• Runoff: Water flowing over land (into rivers). The water flowing down slopes/into rivers is runoff.
• Infiltration: Water seeping into soil. Arrows going into the ground are infiltration.
• Percolation: Water moving through soil layers (to groundwater). Arrows deeper into the ground (after infiltration) are percolation.
• Groundwater: Water stored underground. The area below infiltration/percolation is groundwater.
• Collection: Water gathering in bodies (rivers, lakes, oceans). The large water body is collection.

Answer:

• Cloud (label box): Condensation
• Rain falling: Precipitation
• Arrows from water body: Evaporation
• Arrows from trees: Transpiration
• Water flowing over land: Runoff
• Arrows into soil: Infiltration
• Arrows deeper in soil: Percolation
• Underground water: Groundwater
• Large water body: Collection