Question

question 18 of 25
a student is making a diagram of the water cycle. what should the student
draw to illustrate evaporation?

a. an arrow pointing down a hill to a body of water

b. an arrow pointing from a cloud to the ground

c. an arrow pointing from a wet sidewalk a nearby creek

d. an arrow pointing from a body of water to the sky

Explanation:

To determine the correct illustration for evaporation in the water cycle, we analyze each option:

• Option A: An arrow pointing down a hill to a body of water represents runoff, not evaporation.
• Option B: An arrow from a cloud to the ground represents precipitation (like rain, snow), not evaporation.
• Option C: An arrow from a wet sidewalk to a nearby creek also represents runoff (water moving over land to a body of water), not evaporation.
• Option D: Evaporation is the process where liquid water (from a body of water like a lake, ocean, etc.) turns into water vapor and rises into the sky. So an arrow from a body of water to the sky correctly illustrates evaporation.

Answer:

D. An arrow pointing from a body of water to the sky