Printable labeled water cycle diagram
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The same water cycle diagram as our interactive water cycle explorer, drawn in black and white for printing. The ocean, a forest, a river, snowy mountains and two clouds sit under the Sun, and the ground is cut away to show the water table and the groundwater below it. Nine labels name every process: evaporation, transpiration, sublimation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, infiltration, groundwater flow and collection.
Use it as a science notebook page or a classroom poster, or keep it beside your child while they do the water cycle worksheet.
Tips for using it
- Have your child trace one drop with a finger from the ocean to the cloud, to the mountain and back, naming each step.
- Color the water blue and the arrows that carry vapor gray, so the two kinds of movement stand out.
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Questions
Which grade studies the water cycle?
Many US schools introduce the water cycle in 2nd to 4th grade and return to it in middle school earth science with groundwater and weather. Check your state's science standards for the exact year.
Why does this diagram have nine processes instead of four?
The four-step version (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection) is a good start, but the USGS shows water also moving through plants, snow, soil and groundwater. This diagram adds those paths so older kids see the whole cycle.