Writing Prompt: Water Cycle
In three paragraphs, complete the following writing prompt.
You are a drop of water going through the water cycle.
1. Where do you go?
2. How do you get there?
3. What processes do you go through?
Include at least three phases of the water cycle.
Answer (1)
Answer:I began my journey as part of the vast, cool Pacific Ocean, a tiny speck in a boundless expanse of blue. The sun, a relentless giant in the sky, beat down, warming me and my countless companions. Slowly, inexorably, I transformed, rising as a wisp of vapor, leaving behind the familiar embrace of the ocean's surface. The wind, a playful hand, carried me upwards, higher and higher, into the swirling currents of the atmosphere. I joined a multitude of other water molecules, forming a massive, ever-shifting cloud, drifting across continents and oceans. My journey continued as I collided with countless others, growing larger and heavier. The air grew colder at higher altitudes, and I began to condense, transforming from a gaseous state back into a liquid. The weight of my accumulated mass became too great to be held aloft, and I plummeted downwards, a part of a torrential downpour, a refreshing rain upon a lush rainforest. I landed on a broad, emerald leaf, tracing a path down its surface before joining a small stream, a tiny tributary flowing towards a larger river. From the river, I flowed onward, eventually reaching the mighty Amazon, its powerful current carrying me towards the ocean once more. Along the way, I experienced the thrill of rapids, the calm of still pools, and the nurturing embrace of the earth as I seeped into the ground, becoming part of the groundwater system. Finally, after a long and winding journey, I reached the ocean, merging once again with the vast body of water from which I had originated, ready to begin the cycle anew. The sun's warmth beckoned, initiating the next stage of my endless, cyclical adventure.
