Water Cycle — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. rain
2. cloud
3. vapor
4. cycle
5. water
6. steam
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Water falls from the sky as rain.
When a cloud gets too heavy with water drops, the drops fall down as rain. That is why you grab an umbrella on a wet day.
2. The sun heats water and it turns to vapor.
The sun's warmth makes water change into a gas called vapor that floats up into the air. This is called evaporation.
3. A white puffy cloud holds tiny water drops.
When lots of tiny water drops come together high in the sky, they form a fluffy cloud. That is why clouds look soft and white.
4. Water goes around and around in a cycle.
After rain falls, it runs along the ground and gathers into big pools of water called lakes, as well as long flowing rivers.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Rain falls from clouds.
True False
True. The sun warms up water in puddles, ponds, and oceans, and that warmth makes the water turn into vapor and rise up into the sky.
2. Ice is hot water.
True False
True. Clouds may look like cotton, but they are really made of millions of tiny water drops floating together high up in the air.
3. The sun helps water go up into the sky.
True False
False. Rain always falls down because gravity pulls it to the ground. Water goes up only when it turns into invisible vapor, not as rain.