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Water cycle

Water cycle

1. Look at the image below and choose the right word.

Water cycleWater Cycle Diagram. John Evans and Howard Periman. Wikipedia. (Public Domain)
- Water from rivers, lakes and seas is transferred to the atmosphere due to the heat from the Sun. This process is called
- Some vapour from plants and human beings is sent to the atmosphere too. This is called
- Water droplets from evaporation come together and form clouds. This is called
- When clouds start getting heavy and can't hold water droplets any longer, they fall back to the Earth as rain, snow or ice. This is called
- Water from precipitation falls on the surface of the Earth and  it may flow through the rocks to form groundwater, or simply falls on rivers and lakes,

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Activity 2

2. Listen and write the word.

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Activity 3 and 4

3. Relate these statements to the corresponding phase of the water cycle.

1. Plants expel water vapour through their leaves.

Geyser

Excelsior Geyser Crater. Mike Goad. Pixabay. (Licencia Pixabay)

Test Tube4. Divide the class into groups of five. One of the students starts explaining the water cycle. The second student continues, then the third, etc. till they finish telling the whole water cycle. If a student doesn't know what to say, the rest will help. The goal is to explain the water cycle without stopping.

 

2. The Sun heats water that becomes water vapour.

3. Rain gets in through the terrain to flow under the surface.

4. Water runs down hillsides to find their way to stream beds.

5. Drops fall from clouds.

6. Some drops form on a glass placed over a jug containing hot liquid.

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