The Water Cycle

What is the water cycle?

• any form of water that falls from the sky

• the repeated movement of water through the environment in different forms

• an invisible gas in the air

• water in its gas state

The steps of the water cycle are________________

• evaporation, condensation, vapor, precipitation

• precipitation, condensation, evaporation, wind

• evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff/collection

_________________ is any form of water that falls from the sky

• precipitation

• collection

• condensation

• evaporation

In ___________, a gas, turns into a liquid

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

• collection

Water vapor rises and ______________ to form clouds.

• evaporates

• condenses

• moves

• falls

_____________ air can hold more water vapor than cold air.

• warm

• hot

• frozen

• cool

___________ falls as rain, sleet, snow, or hail

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

__________ is water that flows off the land into streams, rivers, lakes, and the ocean.

• precipitation

• collection

• runoff

• evaporation