Water Cycle Worksheets - Free Printable

Let’s go through each picture and match it to the correct stage of the water cycle.

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Picture 1: Shows the sun shining over water, with arrows pointing up from the water.
→ This is Evaporation — when the sun heats water and turns it into vapor that rises.

Picture 2: Shows clouds forming in the sky.
→ This is Condensation — when water vapor cools and turns back into tiny droplets, forming clouds.

Picture 3: Shows rain falling from clouds.
→ This is Precipitation — when water falls from clouds as rain, snow, or hail.

Picture 4: Shows a river flowing into a lake or ocean.
→ This is Collection — when water gathers in rivers, lakes, or oceans after falling.

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Now let’s match them:

- Picture 1 → Evaporation
- Picture 2 → Condensation
- Picture 3 → Precipitation
- Picture 4 → Collection

But wait — looking at the answer choices on the right, they are listed as:

- Precipitation
- Collection
- Condensation
- Evaporation

So we need to match each picture (1–4) to the correct term from that list.

Final matching:

1 → Evaporation
2 → Condensation
3 → Precipitation
4 → Collection

That matches all correctly.

Final Answer:
1-Evaporation, 2-Condensation, 3-Precipitation, 4-Collection