Water cycle — arrange the natural processes and states into a coherent loop from liquid water to rainfall: (A) Rain (B) Vaporisation (C) Water (D) Condensation (E) Cloud

Introduction / Context:
The water cycle explains how water circulates through evaporation (vaporisation), condensation, cloud formation, and precipitation (rain). This reasoning item asks for a sensible ordering beginning with liquid water and ending with rainfall.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Elements: Water (liquid), Vaporisation (liquid → vapor), Cloud (visible condensed droplets), Condensation (vapor → liquid), Rain (precipitation).
• We frame a textbook loop from a surface water start.

Concept / Approach:
Liquid water absorbs heat and vaporises. Moist air cools, leading to cloud formation. Ongoing condensation within or at cloud level produces droplets that, when heavy enough, fall as rain, returning water to the surface.

Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Water (C) — starting reservoir (river/sea/lake).2) Vaporisation (B) — water becomes vapor.3) Cloud (E) — visible collection of tiny droplets/ice formed as moist air cools (implies ongoing condensation).4) Condensation (D) — further droplet growth; process emphasized before precipitation.5) Rain (A) — precipitation returns water to surface.

Verification / Alternative check:
Some diagrams state condensation before naming “cloud” explicitly; in simplified reasoning, cloud entry can represent the visible stage while condensation continues. The selected order stays coherent and ends with rainfall.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• Starting with vaporisation (B) ignores initial water source.
• Placing rain early breaks the causal sequence.
• Orders that separate clouds from condensation without a plausible lead-in fail to model the cycle.

Common Pitfalls:
Thinking clouds form without prior vaporisation or that rain occurs before sufficient condensation.

Final Answer:
C, B, E, D, A