Mind map in text
A branching mind map of any topic in indented text, ready to copy into notes or a mind-map app. Paste this prompt into ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok or Claude, change the parts in brackets to suit you, and generate.
- Written for
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Claude
- Status
- Tested 9 Oct 2026 in Grok, 9 Oct 2026 (one run; model id not exposed)
- Test settings
- The page's exact default prompt was run once in Grok on 9 Oct 2026. The default details already written on the page were the input. They are illustrative, not a record of a real event. ChatGPT and Gemini were not used. The first result was kept.
- Variability
- A different set of details, or another run, will change the wording. This is the first result for the defaults on this page.
Prompt
Make a mind map of The Water Cycle in text form. Purpose: Quick revision before a Class 7 science test Depth: 3 levels Rules: - Central topic at the top, then 4–7 main branches, each with sub-branches. - Use an indented list with "- " bullets (2 spaces per level) so it pastes cleanly into Markdown mind-map tools like Markmap or into notes apps. - Keywords only: max 6 words per node. No full sentences. - Mark the 3 most exam-important or most useful nodes with ★. - Show links between branches at the end as "A ↔ B: reason" (max 4). If I paste notes below, build the map only from them; otherwise use standard, well-established knowledge and say if anything is uncertain. Offer a version as a Mermaid mindmap code block. Notes (optional): Leave blank or paste your notes
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For example: Quick revision before a Class 7 science test.
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Example output
Actual tested output. The notes used for this result are an example, not a real event. This box is not copied. Replace the notes above with your own before you paste the prompt.
No notes were pasted. This map uses the usual Class 7 account of the water cycle. A textbook may merge infiltration into collection. No percentages are shown, because those were not supplied.
- The Water Cycle
- Evaporation ★
- Sun heats surface water
- Liquid becomes water vapour
- Oceans lakes rivers ponds
- Transpiration
- Plants release water vapour
- Mostly through leaves
- Joins vapour in air
- Condensation ★
- Vapour cools in air
- Tiny droplets form clouds
- Cooling, not added heat
- Precipitation ★
- Water falls from clouds
- Rain snow hail or sleet
- Returns water to earth
- Collection
- Water gathers in oceans
- Rivers lakes and ponds
- Runoff moves downhill
- Infiltration
- Water soaks into ground
- Stored as groundwater
- May return through springs
Links
Evaporation ↔ Condensation: rising vapour cools into cloud droplets
Condensation ↔ Precipitation: clouds release water that falls
Precipitation ↔ Collection: fallen water gathers in water bodies
Transpiration ↔ Evaporation: both add water vapour to the air
Mermaid version
```mermaid
mindmap
root((The Water Cycle))
Evaporation star
Sun heats surface water
Liquid becomes water vapour
Oceans lakes rivers ponds
Transpiration
Plants release water vapour
Mostly through leaves
Joins vapour in air
Condensation star
Vapour cools in air
Tiny droplets form clouds
Cooling not added heat
Precipitation star
Water falls from clouds
Rain snow hail or sleet
Returns water to earth
Collection
Water gathers in oceans
Rivers lakes and ponds
Runoff moves downhill
Infiltration
Water soaks into ground
Stored as groundwater
May return through springs
```How to use it
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Good to know
- Some mind-map apps import indented text differently; you may need to adjust indentation after pasting. Run once in Grok on 9 Oct 2026 using the illustrative defaults on this page. Check the draft against your own facts before you use it.
- Check facts before you rely on the answer.
