The Sun and Water Cycle
Earth and Space
Part I: Water on the Move
Click on the underlined title Water on the Move.
1.  What forms in the upper atmosphere when condensation occurs?
2.  Why do you think this movement of water on the Earth and in the atmosphere is called a cycle?
Click on the words Water Cycle Puzzle below the diagram. Follow the directions to
complete the puzzle.
3. During which process in the water cycle does liquid water change to water vapor?
4.  What can happen to precipitation that falls from the clouds to the Earth’s surface?
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The Sun and Water Cycle
Earth and Space
Click on Water Cycle Stages and match each word to its definition.
5. Water vapor in the atmosphere changes to a
____Infiltration
liquid
6. The flow of water over the land and into lakes
____Condensation
and rivers
7. Water that falls to Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or
____Transpiration
hail
8. Heat from the sun changes liquid water into
____The Water Cycle
water vapor
9. The release of water vapor from the leaves of
____Runoff
plants
10. The movement of water from the Earth’s
____Evaporation
surface to the atmosphere and back again
11. The flow of water from the Earth’s surface into
____Precipitation
the ground, forming groundwater
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The Sun and Water Cycle
Earth and Space
Part II: Water Cycle Diagram
12. Draw a diagram of the water cycle in the space below. Be sure to label all the parts of the
water cycle in your diagram.
Part III: Water Cycle Facts
13.Where is most of the water on the Earth’s surface found?
14. Rain, hail, snow and sleet are all forms of
15. What is the relationship between the sun and the oceans in the water cycle?
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