🌊 Part 1: Water Cycle Knowledge

1. Which process describes water changing from liquid to gas?

Condensation

Evaporation

Precipitation

Collection

2. What happens during condensation?

Water vapour cools and forms droplets

Water falls from clouds as rain

Water seeps into the ground

Water flows into rivers

3. Select ALL the forms of precipitation:

Rain

Snow

Evaporation

Hail

Sleet

4. A catchment area is:

Where water evaporates fastest

Land where water collects and drains into a water body

The highest point of a mountain

Where clouds form

💧 Part 2: Water Cycle Processes

5. Fill in the blanks using the words: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff

When the sun heats water in oceans and rivers, _____________ occurs. Water vapour rises into the atmosphere where it cools and undergoes _____________. This forms clouds, which eventually release water through _____________. Some of this water flows over the ground as _____________ back to rivers and oceans.

6. Explain what happens to rainwater when it hits the ground in a catchment area:

7. Describe how the water cycle is important for life on Earth:

🔬 Part 3: Water Cycle Investigation

8. Design a simple experiment to demonstrate evaporation and condensation. Describe your method:

9. Extension Activity: Draw and label a diagram showing how water moves through a local catchment area (include mountains, rivers, and the ocean):

10. Challenge Question: Explain how human activities in a catchment area might affect the water cycle: