Water Cycle - 4th Grade

Front

What is the process called when tiny droplets of water form in the air as clouds?

Back

Condensation

Front

What happens to water when it is warmed up?

Back

It evaporates.

Front

What is the term for the process where the Sun heats the water in rivers, lakes, or oceans and turns it into steam?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What are the three states of matter?

Back

Solid, liquid, gas

Front

Liquid matter takes the shape of what?

Back

Its container

Front

What is precipitation?

Back

Precipitation is any form of water that falls from clouds to the Earth's surface, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Front

What is evaporation?

Back

Evaporation is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor.

Front

What is condensation in the water cycle?

Back

Condensation is the process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water, forming clouds.

Front

What role does the Sun play in the water cycle?

Back

The Sun provides the energy needed for evaporation to occur.

Front

What is transpiration?

Back

Transpiration is the process by which water is absorbed by plants and then released as water vapor into the atmosphere.