WATER CYCLE IQ
Lesson One
Lesson One
Overview
When it rains, the rainwater runs off
into storm drains or flows directly into
rivers, streams, lakes, or oceans.
Some of the rainwater makes puddles
on sidewalks or on the ground. Some
of the water soaks into the ground to
become groundwater. After the rain
stops, the sun warms the water, turning
some of it into tiny, invisible drops of
water called vapor. The vapor rises into
the sky, condenses back into liquid,
and joins other water droplets to form
clouds. When the water droplets are
heavy enough they fall to the Earth as
rain, snow, ice, or hail. Then the
process repeats itself. We call this
continuous movement of water “the
water cycle.”
At the conclusion of this section, your
students should be able to
demonstrate their knowledge and
understanding of the water cycle and
the teacher will be able to evaluate the
student’s comprehension of the water
cycle.
ACTIVITY
1. You can use this quiz as a pre-test to your water cycle lesson and
then use it later as a post-test to your water cycle lesson to see how
much knowledge your students retained.
ANSWER KEY:
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Runoff/Accumulation
Objectives
TEKS objectives that will be addressed
in this section include: Science 8.C
Completion Time
15 minutes
Materials
1. Water Cycle Quiz Student Sheet
(enough for each student)
TRUE/FALSE:
(Answer the following questions with a T-true or F-false.)
1. Precipitation can be found in the form of rain, snow, sleet, and
hail. TRUE
2. The water cycle stops every night. FALSE
3. It can never snow in San Antonio. FALSE
DISCUSSION:
1. Do you think we will ever run out of water on Earth? Why or why
not? Answer: The Earth’s water supply shouldn’t ever run out of
water as long as the water cycle is working. The place where we live
may not have precipitation for a long amount of time (drought) but
the water should never run out.
EVALUATION
1.