The Water Cycle

Question 1

List the 8 labels needed for a picture of the water cycle

Answer 1

The Water Cycle (heading underlined)

1. Precipitation (rain)
2. Surface run-off
3. Infiltration (water going into the ground)
4. Ground water store (water held underground)
5. Transpiration (water given off by plants)
6. Evaporation
7. Warm air rises
8. Condensation (draw three squiggly lines)

Question 2

What is another name for rain/snow (water coming down from clouds) and can you spell it

Answer 2

Precipitation

Question 3

What is water called that runs over the ground and not in a river

Answer 3

Surface run-off

Question 4

What is it called when water sinks into the ground

Answer 4

Infiltration

Question 5

What is it called when water sits under the ground

Answer 5

Ground water store

Question 6

What is it called when plants give off water

Answer 6

Transpiration

Question 7

What is it called when water dries up due to the sun

Answer 7

Evaporation

Question 8

What happens to water when warm air rises

Answer 8

Water is taken up in the form of evaporation when warm air rises and it eventually forms clouds

Question 9

Describe the water cycle / what is the water cycle

Answer 9

The earth has a limited amount of water.
The water keeps going round and round.
In the water cycle the water moves from the land to the sea (along rivers) to the air (evaporation and trspiration) and back to land again (rain and snow).
Water changes state in the water cycle - it evaporates (up into the sky); it condenses, freezes (eg snow) and it melts eg melting snow.