Water Cycle Basics

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📚 Part 1: Check Your Understanding

I can name and identify evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

1. What is evaporation?

Water turns into vapor (gas)

Water falls from clouds as rain

Water freezes into ice

2. Which step happens when water vapor cools and makes tiny drops?

Evaporation

Condensation

Precipitation

3. Check all that are types of precipitation:

Rain

Snow

Sleet

Clouds

4. Which is the correct order of the main steps in the water cycle?

Condensation → Evaporation → Precipitation

Evaporation → Condensation → Precipitation

Precipitation → Evaporation → Condensation

5. Match each word to its definition. Draw a line from the left column to the right.

A. Evaporation

B. Condensation

C. Precipitation

1. Water falls from clouds as rain, snow, or sleet

2. Water changes from gas back into tiny drops

3. Sun heats water and it becomes vapor

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Diagram

I can explain what happens during each step of the water cycle and draw a labeled diagram.

6. In one sentence, explain why the sun is important to the water cycle.

7. Fill in the blank:

When water falls from clouds, it is called ___________.

8. Use a "when... then..." sentence to describe what happens when water in a puddle warms up.

9. Draw the water cycle. Include and label: Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation. Add arrows to show how water moves.

Water Cycle Basics

Water Cycle Basics

📚 Part 1: Check Your Understanding

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Diagram

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