Big Cat The Water Cycle Activity Sheet A

Big Cat The Water Cycle Activity Sheet A Transpiration Condensation Evaporation The water flows off the land into lakes, or streams, which flow into the sea. This part of the water cycle is called ________ Water travels through plants and trees to the leaves. The leaves breathe out droplets which evaporate in the air. This process is called _________ ©Harper. Collins. Publishers 2016 Precipitation Run-off Evaporation The sun heats the water which turns it into a vapour or gas. This water vapour rises back into the sky on the warm air. This is called _________ happens when water droplets in the clouds become too heavy to carry and have to fall to the ground. The higher the water vapour rises, the colder the air gets. The cold air turns the vapour back into water. This change is called _______

Big Cat The Water Cycle Activity Sheet B The pictures on the right make up a small booklet on the water cycle. Instructions for making the booklet: 1/ Cut around the outside edge of the booklet. ( see ) 2/ Fold carefully along the dotted lines. 3/ Starting at stage 1, write a description about what happens at each stage of the rain cycle. Don’t forget to label each of the drawings. 4/ Use the following words in your written descriptions and labelling: • evaporation • run-off • transpiration • condensation • precipitation 5/ What does the word ‘cycle’ mean and how does it apply to rainfall? ©Harper. Collins. Publishers 2016