Transcript The Water Cycle Worksheet

Big Cat The Water Cycle Activity Sheet A
Condensation
Transpiration
Precipitation
Evaporation
The water flows off the land into
lakes, or streams, which flow into the
sea. This part of the water cycle is
called ________________
Water travels through plants and trees
to the leaves. The leaves breathe out
droplets which evaporate in the air. This
process is called __________________
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Run-off
Evaporation
The sun heats the water which turns it
into a vapour or gas. This water vapour
rises back into the sky on the warm air.
This is called __________________
_______________ happens when
water droplets in the clouds become
too heavy to carry and have to fall to
the ground.
The higher the water vapour rises, the
colder the air gets. The cold air turns
the vapour back into water. This
change is called ______________
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Big Cat The Water Cycle
Activity Sheet B
The pictures on the right make up a small
booklet on the water cycle.
Instructions for making the booklet:
1/ Cut around the outside edge of the
booklet. ( see )
2/ Fold carefully along the dotted lines.
3/ Starting at stage 1, write a description
about what happens at each stage of the
rain cycle. Don’t forget to label each of
the drawings.
4/ Use the following words in your written
descriptions and labelling:
• evaporation
• run-off
• transpiration
• condensation
• precipitation
5/ What does the word ‘cycle’ mean and
how does it apply to rainfall?
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