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Here is the completed worksheet with the correct words filled in from the word bank, along with explanations for each section.
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Evaporation
On a warm, sunny day, water in a glass of water seems to slowly disappear. This is because the energy from the sun is heating the water up and turning the liquid water into water vapor. This process is called evaporation. When the water evaporates, it becomes an invisible gas in the atmosphere. Evaporation takes places all over the earth, but especially in the oceans and lakes where there is lots of water.
✔ *Explanation:* The sun’s heat (heating) causes liquid water to turn into vapor (gas), which rises into the atmosphere. Oceans and lakes are large bodies of water, so they contribute most to global evaporation.
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Condensation
As the water vapor rises, it cools off and condenses into water droplets. If the water vapor becomes extremely cold, it will form ice crystals instead of water droplets. As the water droplets or ice crystals grow bigger and more numerous, they form clouds.
✔ *Explanation:* Condensation is when water vapor cools and turns back into liquid (droplets) or solid (ice crystals). These tiny particles cluster together to form visible clouds.
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Precipitation
If water droplets or ice crystals become too heavy, they can’t stay in the air. They precipitate and fall to the ground. Water droplets precipitate as rain and ice crystals precipitate as snow. Sometimes, the rain freezes before it hits the earth and precipitates as hail.
✔ *Explanation:* When cloud particles grow too heavy, gravity pulls them down as precipitation. Rain = liquid; snow = frozen crystals; hail = raindrops that freeze mid-air during thunderstorms.
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Accumulation
This precipitation gathers into rivers and streams that flow down to the lakes and oceans. This is called accumulation. Not all of the water makes it back to the oceans and lakes right away. Some of it is used by animals and plants. Some is frozen into glaciers. Eventually, the animals and plants breathe the water out and the glaciers melt, releasing the water back into the water cycle.
✔ *Explanation:* Accumulation refers to water collecting on the Earth’s surface — in rivers, streams, lakes, etc. Plants and animals use water (transpiration/evaporation from plants, drinking by animals). Glaciers store frozen water long-term. All this water eventually returns to the cycle through melting, transpiration, or runoff.
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✔ Final Answer (Completed Worksheet):
Evaporation
On a warm, sunny day, water in a glass of water seems to slowly disappear. This is because the energy from the sun is heating the water up and turning the liquid water into water vapor. This process is called evaporation. When the water evaporates, it becomes an invisible gas in the atmosphere. Evaporation takes places all over the earth, but especially in the oceans and lakes where there is lots of water.
Condensation
As the water vapor rises, it cools off and condenses into water droplets. If the water vapor becomes extremely cold, it will form ice crystals instead of water droplets. As the water droplets or ice crystals grow bigger and more numerous, they form clouds.
Precipitation
If water droplets or ice crystals become too heavy, they can’t stay in the air. They precipitate and fall to the ground. Water droplets precipitate as rain and ice crystals precipitate as snow. Sometimes, the rain freezes before it hits the earth and precipitates as hail.
Accumulation
This precipitation gathers into rivers and streams that flow down to the lakes and oceans. This is called accumulation. Not all of the water makes it back to the oceans and lakes right away. Some of it is used by animals and plants. Some is frozen into glaciers. Eventually, the animals and plants breathe the water out and the glaciers melt, releasing the water back into the water cycle.
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Evaporation
On a warm, sunny day, water in a glass of water seems to slowly disappear. This is because the energy from the sun is heating the water up and turning the liquid water into water vapor. This process is called evaporation. When the water evaporates, it becomes an invisible gas in the atmosphere. Evaporation takes places all over the earth, but especially in the oceans and lakes where there is lots of water.
✔ *Explanation:* The sun’s heat (heating) causes liquid water to turn into vapor (gas), which rises into the atmosphere. Oceans and lakes are large bodies of water, so they contribute most to global evaporation.
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Condensation
As the water vapor rises, it cools off and condenses into water droplets. If the water vapor becomes extremely cold, it will form ice crystals instead of water droplets. As the water droplets or ice crystals grow bigger and more numerous, they form clouds.
✔ *Explanation:* Condensation is when water vapor cools and turns back into liquid (droplets) or solid (ice crystals). These tiny particles cluster together to form visible clouds.
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Precipitation
If water droplets or ice crystals become too heavy, they can’t stay in the air. They precipitate and fall to the ground. Water droplets precipitate as rain and ice crystals precipitate as snow. Sometimes, the rain freezes before it hits the earth and precipitates as hail.
✔ *Explanation:* When cloud particles grow too heavy, gravity pulls them down as precipitation. Rain = liquid; snow = frozen crystals; hail = raindrops that freeze mid-air during thunderstorms.
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Accumulation
This precipitation gathers into rivers and streams that flow down to the lakes and oceans. This is called accumulation. Not all of the water makes it back to the oceans and lakes right away. Some of it is used by animals and plants. Some is frozen into glaciers. Eventually, the animals and plants breathe the water out and the glaciers melt, releasing the water back into the water cycle.
✔ *Explanation:* Accumulation refers to water collecting on the Earth’s surface — in rivers, streams, lakes, etc. Plants and animals use water (transpiration/evaporation from plants, drinking by animals). Glaciers store frozen water long-term. All this water eventually returns to the cycle through melting, transpiration, or runoff.
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✔ Final Answer (Completed Worksheet):
Evaporation
On a warm, sunny day, water in a glass of water seems to slowly disappear. This is because the energy from the sun is heating the water up and turning the liquid water into water vapor. This process is called evaporation. When the water evaporates, it becomes an invisible gas in the atmosphere. Evaporation takes places all over the earth, but especially in the oceans and lakes where there is lots of water.
Condensation
As the water vapor rises, it cools off and condenses into water droplets. If the water vapor becomes extremely cold, it will form ice crystals instead of water droplets. As the water droplets or ice crystals grow bigger and more numerous, they form clouds.
Precipitation
If water droplets or ice crystals become too heavy, they can’t stay in the air. They precipitate and fall to the ground. Water droplets precipitate as rain and ice crystals precipitate as snow. Sometimes, the rain freezes before it hits the earth and precipitates as hail.
Accumulation
This precipitation gathers into rivers and streams that flow down to the lakes and oceans. This is called accumulation. Not all of the water makes it back to the oceans and lakes right away. Some of it is used by animals and plants. Some is frozen into glaciers. Eventually, the animals and plants breathe the water out and the glaciers melt, releasing the water back into the water cycle.
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Let me know if you’d like a printable version or a diagram explanation!
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