Hydrologic Cycle Worksheet
Explore the water cycle with this Grade 5 science worksheet, covering evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
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Hydrologic Cycle Worksheet
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The diagram below shows the different stages of the water cycle. Use it to answer the questions that follow.
1. What is the process called when water changes from a liquid to a gas?
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Collection
2. When water vapor cools and turns back into liquid water, forming clouds, what is this process called?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Runoff
1. Water that falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called .
2. Large bodies of water like oceans, lakes, and rivers are examples of water .
3. The sun's energy causes water to from the Earth's surface.
1. Describe the role of the sun in the water cycle.
2. Explain what happens during the 'collection' stage of the water cycle.
1. All precipitation falls back into the ocean.
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2. Water can be found in solid, liquid, and gas forms on Earth.
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