Understanding the Water Cycle
A Grade 4 science worksheet focusing on the water cycle, its stages, and importance.
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Understanding the Water Cycle
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Refer to the diagram for help.
The Water Cycle
1. What is the process called when water turns from a liquid into a gas and rises into the atmosphere?
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Collection
2. What forms when water vapor cools and turns back into tiny liquid droplets or ice crystals in the sky?
Rain
Clouds
Rivers
Lakes
3. Water that falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called .
4. When water collects in oceans, lakes, and rivers, this stage is known as .
5. The sun's energy causes water to from bodies of water.
6. The water cycle has a beginning and an end.
True
False
7. All the water on Earth today is the same water that has been here for millions of years.
True
False
8. Why is the water cycle important for life on Earth?