📚 Part 1: Understanding Words and Meanings

1. The text uses the word "evaporation". Based on the text and word parts, what does evaporation mean?

Water turning into gas and rising into the air

Water falling from clouds as rain

Water collecting in rivers and lakes

Water freezing into ice

2. The word "precipitation" appears in the text. Using context clues and word parts, precipitation means:

Water heating up from the sun

Water moving through the ground

Water falling from the sky as rain, snow, or hail

Water flowing into the ocean

3. From the text, what does "groundwater" mean?

4. The text mentions "condensation". Using the word parts and context, explain what condensation is:

✏️ Part 2: Text Structure and Features

5. How does the author organise the water cycle information to help readers understand the process clearly?

By listing random facts about water

By following the water's journey step by step

By comparing water to other liquids

By telling a story about rain

6. What text features does the author use to support understanding of the water cycle? Explain how these features help communicate the ideas:

7. How do the diagrams and labels in this digital text help you understand the water cycle process better than words alone?

8. Explain how the digital features (such as clickable elements or interactive diagrams) support your understanding of the water cycle:

9. Summarise the main steps of the water cycle by organising the key details from the text. Show how each step connects to the next:

10. How does the text show that the water cycle is continuous and never-ending? Use specific details from the text:

11. Identify the key message about how the water cycle affects life on Earth. Explain how the author builds this idea throughout the text:

12. How do the ideas about evaporation, condensation, and precipitation connect to show the deeper meaning about Earth's water system?