Hydrologic Cycle Worksheet
A Grade 3 science worksheet covering the stages of the hydrologic (water) cycle.
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Hydrologic Cycle
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the diagram to help you.
The Water Cycle
1. What is the process called when water turns into vapor and rises into the air?
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Collection
2. What forms when water vapor cools down and turns back into tiny water droplets?
Rain
Snow
Clouds
Rivers
3. When water falls from the sky as rain, snow, or hail, it is called .
4. Water that flows into rivers, lakes, and oceans is part of the stage.
5. The sun provides the energy for evaporation to happen.
True
False
6. Water can disappear forever from Earth.
True
False
7. Describe in your own words what happens during the collection stage of the water cycle.