The Water Cycle

Audience: 2nd Grade Environment: Classroom Objective: Given the PowerPoint, students must be able answer basic questions about the four main parts of the water cycle with 100% accuracy Standard: SCI 2.2.1 2012 Understand weather phenomena like precipitation

Follow Wanda the Water Droplet through the Water Cycle Click on QUIZ when you are ready ! Back Next Main Circle Help Quiz Time

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Evaporation When the sun heats up water in rivers or lakes or the ocean and turns it into vapor or steam The water vapor or steam leaves the river, lake or ocean and goes into the air Up we go! Q Back Next Main Circle Help Quiz Time

Q Condensation Water vapor in the air gets cold This is how clouds are formed! Water vapor in the air gets cold It changes back into liquid Q Back Next Main Circle Help Quiz Time

Precipitation Precipitation occurs when too much water is collected that the air cannot hold it anymore. The clouds get heavy and water falls back to the earth There are different forms rain, hail, sleet or snow. Q Back Next Main Circle Help Quiz Time

Q Surface Runoff When water falls back to earth as precipitation Could fall into oceans, lakes, rivers or land If it soaks into the earth it becomes “ground water” Plants and animals use this “ground water” to drink It may run over the soil and collect in the oceans, lakes or rivers where the cycle starts ALL OVER AGAIN! Q Back Next Main Circle Help Quiz Time

Q Let’s Review Condensation Precipitation Evaporation Runoff Into the ground, lakes, ponds, oceans and more Evaporation Up into the air Condensation Where Clouds are formed Precipitation This occurs because there is too much water in the clouds Q

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Question 1: In the Runoff stage where can the water flow into? Lake Pond Into the Ground d) All of the Above

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Question 2: In Evaporation, water vapor leaves the ground and goes where? Up into the air b) Into a stream, ocean or lake

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Question 3: TRUE OR FALSE: Precipitation occurs when too much water is collected that the air cannot hold it anymore. a) TRUE b) FALSE

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Question 4: Clouds are formed in which stage? Precipitation Runoff Evaporation Condensation

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The Water Cycle

Motivation: We all know what rain is, but did you know that the water goes through a cycle? Orientation: We will begin to learn the simple outline of the water cycle, then later we will learn more about each step of the cycle in detail Information: The 4 main parts of the water cycle Application: Let’s Review Slide Evaluation: 4 quiz questions