1. The Water Cycle Read each slide then decide what word is missing
The Water Cycle Read each slide then decide what word is missing. Complete the organizer as you read.

2. All the water on the planet is recycled in this way!
Water never leaves the Earth. It is constantly being cycled through the atmosphere, ocean, and land. This process, known as the Water Cycle, is driven by energy from the sun it is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. The water cycle is crucial to the existence of life on our planet.

5. Evaporation

6. During part of the water cycle, the sun heats up liquid water and changes it to a gas by the process of evaporation. (add this word) Water that evaporates from Earth’s oceans, lakes, rivers, and moist soil rises up into the atmosphere.

8. The process of evaporation from plants is called transpiration
The process of evaporation from plants is called transpiration. (In other words, it’s like plants sweating.)

10. As water (in the form of gas) rises higher in the atmosphere, it starts to cool and become a liquid again. This process is called condensation. When a large amount of water vapor condenses, it results in the formation of clouds.

12. When the water in the clouds gets too heavy, the water falls back to the earth in the form of rain, freezing rain, hail, & snow. This is called precipitation.

14. When rain falls on the land, some of the water is absorbed into the ground forming pockets of water called groundwater. Most groundwater eventually returns to the ocean. Some is held in aquifers and some runs directly into streams or rivers. Water that collects in rivers, streams, and oceans is called runoff.

16. Percolation
Is the downward movement of water through pores and other spaces in soil due to gravity.

17. Aquifers and Groundwater

18. All the energy needed to drive the water cycle comes from the Sun.