The Water Cycle: Evaporation, Condensation & Precipitation

Understand how Earth's water moves continuously. Fill in the blanks for evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection with vocabulary bank.

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The Earth's Water Cycle: Sunlight powers evaporation from oceans, forming clouds (condensation) and rain (precipitation).

Word bank: Evaporation · Condensation · Precipitation · Collection · Sun · Water Vapor

1.The primary energy source that powers the entire water cycle is the , which heats liquid water on Earth's surface.

2.During , liquid water from oceans and lakes changes into an invisible gas.

3.Invisible moisture in the atmosphere is called , which rises up into the cooler upper air.

4.When water vapor cools down and turns back into liquid droplets, it forms clouds in a process called .

5.When clouds become too heavy, moisture falls back to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, known as .

6.Water that flows back into oceans, rivers, and underground aquifers is referred to as .

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Study the water cycle diagram below. Then use the words in the word bank to complete each statement.

Word bank: Evaporation · Condensation · Precipitation · Collection · Sun · Water Vapor

1.The primary energy source that powers the entire water cycle is the Sun , which heats liquid water on Earth's surface.

2.During Evaporation , liquid water from oceans and lakes changes into an invisible gas.

3.Invisible moisture in the atmosphere is called Water Vapor , which rises up into the cooler upper air.

4.When water vapor cools down and turns back into liquid droplets, it forms clouds in a process called Condensation .

5.When clouds become too heavy, moisture falls back to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, known as Precipitation .

6.Water that flows back into oceans, rivers, and underground aquifers is referred to as Collection .