H2o Cycle

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What is the water cycle?


Lesson Review
Use the terms in the box to complete each statement. Write your answer in the
space provided.

evaporation gravity hail cloud water vapor precipitation

1. Rain and snow are two forms of _____________________________________________________________ .

2. A ___________________________________________________________ is a collection of water droplets.

3. Water droplets are pulled toward Earth by ____________________________________________________ .

4. The gas form of water is ____________________________________________________________________ .

5. A solid form of precipitation is ______________________________________________________________ .

6. Change of a liquid to a gas is _________________________________________________________________

Skill Challenge
Skills: identifying, interpreting a diagram
Use the diagram below to answer the questions.
The Water Cycle
1. a. What is the process happening at
A? __________________________

_____________________________

_____________________________

b. What is causing this change to


occur? _______________________

_____________________________

_____________________________

_____________________________

2. a. What is the process happening at B? ________________________________________________________

b. What is causing this change to occur? _______________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

3. a. What is being produced at C? ______________________________________________________________

b. What causes this? _________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

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Answer Key
What is the water cycle?
Lesson Review
1. precipitation 2. cloud 3. gravity 4. water vapor
5. hail 6. evaporation
Skill Challenge
1. a. evaporation b. The water is taking in heat
energy from the Sun. 2. a. condensation b. The air
containing water vapor is cooled. 3. a. precipitation
b. Water droplets in the cloud become too heavy to
stay in the air, and gravity pulls them toward Earth.

Concepts and Challenges in Earth Science, Teacher’s Resources CD-ROM


(c) by Pearson Education, Inc./Globe Fearon/Pearson Learning Group. All rights reserved. Inland Waters

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