The water cycle
*Independent Activity*
Draw a diagram of the water cycle in your book and match the 5 following terms with
their definitions- Condensation, Evaporation, Precipation, Transpiration, Collection
1) where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves
2) when so much water has condensed that the air cannot hold it anymore. The clouds
get heavy and water falls back to the earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow.
3) When water falls back to earth as precipitation, it may fall back in the oceans, lakes or rivers or it may end up on land. When it ends up on land, it will either soak into the earth and become part of the “ground water” that plants and animals use to drink or it may run over the soil and collect in the oceans, lakes or rivers where the cycle starts
4) Water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds
5) When the sun heats up the water in rivers/lakes/oceans and turns it into vapor or
steam. The water vapor or steam leaves the river, lake and goes into the air
Draw a diagram of the water cycle in your book and match the 5 following terms with
their definitions- Condensation, Evaporation, Precipation, Transpiration, Collection
1) where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves
2) when so much water has condensed that the air cannot hold it anymore. The clouds
get heavy and water falls back to the earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow.
3) When water falls back to earth as precipitation, it may fall back in the oceans, lakes or rivers or it may end up on land. When it ends up on land, it will either soak into the earth and become part of the “ground water” that plants and animals use to drink or it may run over the soil and collect in the oceans, lakes or rivers where the cycle starts
4) Water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds
5) When the sun heats up the water in rivers/lakes/oceans and turns it into vapor or
steam. The water vapor or steam leaves the river, lake and goes into the air