Precipitation Worksheet
A Grade 4 science worksheet focusing on precipitation, its forms, and its role in the water cycle.
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Precipitation: The Water Cycle
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
1. What is the process called when water changes from a liquid to a gas?
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Collection
2. Which of the following is NOT a form of precipitation?
Rain
Snow
Clouds
Hail
3. Water that falls from the sky in any form is called .
4. When water vapor cools and turns back into liquid droplets, it forms .
5. Describe how rain is formed.
6. Look at the water cycle diagram below and label the parts of the water cycle.
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D:
7. Sleet is rain that freezes before it hits the ground.
True
False
8. Snow is frozen water vapor that falls to the Earth in the form of crystals.
True
False
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
9. Small balls of ice that fall during a thunderstorm are called .
10. Tiny drops of water that form on grass and other surfaces in the morning are called .