Social Studies Second grade

What is the water cycle?

• A special dance you do in the rain

• The journey that water takes as it moves from the earth to the sky and back

• A game played in the pool

What is the first step of the water cycle?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

What causes water to evaporate from oceans, rivers, and lakes?

• The wind

• The sun

• The moon

When water vapor cools and turns into small drops of water, this is called:

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

What do drops of water form in the sky?

• Clouds

• Rainbow

• Waves

When the clouds become too heavy, what happens?

• The water turns into ice

• The water falls back to Earth as rain, snow, or hail

• The clouds disappear forever

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• Water turning into vapor

• Rain falling from the sky

• The sun shining over a lake

True or false: The water cycle never stops.

• True

• False

What are the 4 main stages of the water cycle?

Why is the water cycle important for life on Earth?