Water in gas form is called_______.

Ice forms when liquid water hits the freezing point of ____.

Water is found in three forms, or states, on Earth - solid, liquid, and gas.

The ________ is the movement of water into the air as water vapor and back to Earth’s surface as precipitation

_______is the change of state from a liquid to a gas (water vapor)

________happens when gas changes to a liquid

This is the most important part of the water cycle.

_______ is any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth.

In the water cycle, heat is added to water (lakes, oceans, rivers, streams) from the_____

Evaporation occurs when _____ is added to a liquid

In condensation --The tiny drops of water combine together to form______.

Forms when drops of rain freeze and strong winds carry them higher into a cloud © Erin Kathryn 201

Falls when the temperature in a cloud is below freezing • Water vapor forms ice crystals called snowflakes

• Rain that freezes as it falls to Earth

Most common form of precipitation • When drops of water fall through air that is above freezing

______occurs when the precipitation falls to Earth and collects in lakes, oceans, rivers, and streams.

This allows for the water cycle to begin all over again with evaporation.

_____ is when water soaks into the Earth.

______is precipitation that flows downhill on Earth’s surface.

______is precipitation that flows downhill on Earth’s surface.