What is the water cycle? Can you figure it out?

Study this information: The Water Cycle  and answer the following questions. Print this data sheet to write your answers.

What are the four steps of the water cycle?

Step one is evaporation. Evaporation is when water is turned into a ________________.

Step two is condensation. Condensation is when water vapor cools and forms _______________.

Step three is precipitation. Precipitation is when ________ falls from the _________.

Step four is collection. Collection happens when rain and snow melt runs to streams and rivers and then to ponds, lakes and oceans.

The cycle then starts all over again.
 

Additional Activity
Print these worksheets to color and review the water cycle.

Try this Reader's Theater from Enchanted Learning: Water Cycle Adventure

Constructed by Tim Kruger
Updated: 03/23/2005