Being WaterWise is a Winner!
AS04
Do you know where the water comes from before it reaches the tap – the sun and the rain give us water.
The process is called the “Water Cycle”, it is also called the “Hydrological Cycle”
Clouds form
Rainfall
Runoff
Evaporation
Transpiration
Infiltration to ground water
Can you answer the following questions about the Water Cycle?
HINT: the picture above could help you
Water comes from the clouds as RA………………….. Water can leave the ground by EVA…………………….. or by
TRA…………………………. Can you think of two places the water goes when it rains? Into the GRO……….., into the RIV…….
Is GROUND WATER on top of the ground, or below it? …………………………………………………………………………………..
Did you know that water can have many forms—it can be a LIQUID (eg: water from the tap); or a SOLID (eg: frozen water; ice or
snow) and it can also be a GAS (eg: steam from a boiling kettle). What form do you think water is if it is:
1. RAIN …………………………… 2. EVAPORATION………………………… 3. SNOW…………………. 4. HAIL……………….
5. RUNOFF………………………. 6. TRANSPIRATION………………………. 7. FLOWING IN THE RIVER………………………..
Why do you think it is called the Water Cycle? …………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Write down all the words that you can think of that rhyme with RAIN (here are 2 to get you started: gain, pain).
When you’ve found all the words that rhyme with RAIN, make up a song about water and rain,
using as many of the words as you can
Being WaterWise is a Winner!
Inside the apple
write down all the things you can think of
that rely on water to live.
(HINT: some of these things are hiding in this
activity sheet)
Colour your apple when you have finished
making your list.
Be WaterWise, remember:
Every ________ counts!
How many Wally Water Drops can
you find hiding in this Activity
Sheet?
Write down all the words can you make from
HYDROLOGICAL
Log, car,
Write a story about what your life would be like if
it didn't ever rain again.
Did you know?
• Australia is the driest inhabited continent on earth
• 97% of the world’s water cannot be used for
drinking or for growing plants - it is salt water
found in the world’s seas and oceans
Be WaterWise, remember:
Every drop counts!