Water Cycle

Match the following

• Infiltration

• the downward movement of water from the land surface into the soil or porous rock. Ground water begins as precipitation. Once water infiltrates the soil it can move vertically and horizontally through the soil.

• Precipitation

• the opposite of evaporation; it occurs when air cools and the vapor collects into liquid form.

• Condensation

• is the water that runs off land back into an ocean or river.

• runoff

• condensation falling onto land in the form of rain, sleet, hail, snow, and mist. Only 10% of water evaporated falls as precipitation.

• Evaporation

• occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air.

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Respond to the following writing prompt:

    

     Writing Prompt:  Write a journey of a water droplet to explain the water cycle.

Sentence stems:

Water begins as a ________.

During ______ it becomes a ________.

It then _______ into ________.

When it gets cool enough it ________ and ______ in an ocean or _____ into the ground.

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What drives the water cycle?

• rain

• temperature

• the Sun

• rotation

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This picture shows -

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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This picture of the mirror shows an example of--

• precipitation

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

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