This challenging worksheet treats first graders like budding scientists. Four multiple-choice questions ask what must happen before clouds can form, which word means water falling from clouds, what causes lake water to evaporate, and why the cycle never stops — pointing to the sun as the engine behind it all. Five fill-in-the-blank sentences then introduce the verb condenses, list the four main steps (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection), connect seeing your breath on a cold day to condensation, and name a river as a place where rain flows.
Save this sheet for the end of the unit so first graders can show the cycle is a sun-powered loop.
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Water Cycle
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. What must happen before clouds can form?
A) Water must freeze
B) Water must evaporate
C) It must be nighttime
D) Wind must stop
2. Which word means water falling from clouds?
A) Condensation
B) Evaporation
C) Precipitation
D) Collection
3. What causes water to evaporate from a lake?
A) Cold air
B) Darkness
C) Heat from the sun
D) Fish swimming
4. Why does the water cycle never stop?
A) Someone refills clouds
B) The sun keeps heating water
C) Water only falls once
D) Clouds are permanent
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Water vapor rises and condenses into tiny drops in clouds.
2. The four main steps are evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
3. When you see your breath on a cold day, that is condensation.
4. A river is a large body of water where collected rain flows.
5. Without the sun, the water cycle would stop.
Water Cycle
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. What must happen before clouds can form?
A) Water must freeze
B) Water must evaporate
C) It must be nighttime
D) Wind must stop
2. Which word means water falling from clouds?
A) Condensation
B) Evaporation
C) Precipitation
D) Collection
3. What causes water to evaporate from a lake?
A) Cold air
B) Darkness
C) Heat from the sun
D) Fish swimming
4. Why does the water cycle never stop?
A) Someone refills clouds
B) The sun keeps heating water
C) Water only falls once
D) Clouds are permanent
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) Water vapor rises and condenses into tiny drops in clouds.
2) The four main steps are evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
3) When you see your breath on a cold day, that is condensation.
4) A river is a large body of water where collected rain flows.
5) Without the sun, the water cycle would stop.
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