Big Cat The Water Cycle Activity Sheet A Condensation Transpiration Precipitation Run-off Evaporation Evaporation The water flows off the land into lakes, or streams, which flow into the sea. This part of the water cycle is called ________________ The sun heats the water which turns it into a vapour or gas. This water vapour rises back into the sky on the warm air. This is called __________________ Water travels through plants and trees to the leaves. The leaves breathe out droplets which evaporate in the air. This process is called __________________ The higher the water vapour rises, the colder the air gets. The cold air turns the vapour back into water. This change is called ______________ _______________ happens when water droplets in the clouds become too heavy to carry and have to fall to the ground. ©HarperCollinsPublishers 2016

 Big Cat The Water Cycle Activity Sheet B The pictures on the right make up a small booklet on the water cycle. Instructions for making the booklet: 1/ Cut around the outside edge of the booklet. ( see ) 2/ Fold carefully along the dotted lines. 3/ Starting at stage 1, write a description about what happens at each stage of the rain cycle. Don’t forget to label each of the drawings. 4/ Use the following words in your written descriptions and labelling: evaporation run-off transpiration condensation precipitation 5/ What does the word ‘cycle’ mean and how does it apply to rainfall? ©HarperCollinsPublishers 2016