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Water Cycle Basics
Choose the best answer and complete each task using what you know about the water cycle.
Water Cycle
Water Cycle Steps
Think about how water changes and moves through the environment.
1.A puddle gets warmer in the sunshine. Some liquid water changes into water vapor. What is this change called?
- Evaporation
- Condensation
- Precipitation
- Freezing
2.Water vapor cools high in the air and forms tiny liquid drops. Which water cycle step is happening?
- Melting
- Condensation
- Evaporation
- Precipitation
3.Which choice names three kinds of water that fall from clouds?
- Rain, snow, and sleet
- Fog, clouds, and sunshine
- Puddles, lakes, and rivers
- Wind, vapor, and sunshine
4.Which sequence shows a common path water follows through the water cycle?
- Condensation, precipitation, evaporation
- Evaporation, condensation, precipitation
- Precipitation, condensation, evaporation
- Evaporation, precipitation, freezing
5.Match each water cycle word with the description that explains it.
- Evaporation
- Condensation
- Precipitation
- Collection
- Water vapor cools and forms tiny liquid drops.
- Water gathers in places such as lakes, rivers, and oceans.
- Liquid water warms and changes into water vapor.
- Water falls from clouds as rain, snow, or sleet.
Explain and Apply
Use what you know about the water cycle to answer each question.
6.Complete the sentence: Water that falls from clouds to Earth is called .
7.How does the Sun help water move through the water cycle?
8.Finish the thought: When a puddle is warmed by the Sun, then...
9.As water vapor high in the air cools and becomes part of a cloud, what happens to it?
10.Draw a simple water cycle. Show water on the ground, clouds, and water falling from clouds. Add arrows and label the three steps in the cycle.
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