The water cycle worksheet
Print a Class 5 water cycle worksheet on evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection. Draw the cycle and check the answer key.
Worked example · Why does a puddle shrink?
A puddle gets smaller in the afternoon sun. Where can some of the water go?
Some liquid water changes into water vapour and enters the air.
This change is called evaporation.
Print & practise
A4 paper · 6 questions
Practice questions
Name the process in each example. Show where water moves or changes state in your diagram.
- Wet clothes dry in the sun. Which process changes water on the clothes into vapour?
- Water vapour cools and forms tiny liquid droplets. Name this change.
- Name the stage when drops fall from clouds as rain.
- Rainwater gathers in a pond. Which stage of the cycle does this show?
- Droplets form on the outside of a cold steel tumbler. Where did that water come from?
- Draw a simple water cycle from a pond to clouds and back again. Label four stages.
Frequently asked questions
How should I use this worksheet?
Put arrows on your drawing. Show water going up as vapour and returning to Earth as rain.
Where can I check the answers?
Open the separate printable answer key.