Starter quiz
Match the state of water to the common name we use for that state.- solid state water⇔ice ✓
- liquid state water⇔water ✓
- gas state water⇔water vapour ✓
Which of these are examples of water in the liquid state?- rain ✓
- lakes ✓
- icebergs
- glaciers
- oceans ✓
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- _________ is the change of state from liquid to gas.
- Freezing
- Melting
- Dissolving
- Evaporation ✓
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- In which state is water in when it has evaporated?
- solid
- liquid
- gas ✓
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- Which of these diagrams represents water evaporating?
diagram 1
diagram 2
diagram 3 ✓
- ______ is the process where water vapour cools and changes into liquid water.
- 'Condensation' ✓
Exit quiz
Which of the following are forms of precipitation?- a glacier
- rain ✓
- snow ✓
- sleet ✓
- an iceberg
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What is the name of the process in which water loops between liquid water on Earth and water vapour in the atmosphere?- water cycle ✓
- water journey
- water recycling
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True or false? Water can be found in all three common states in the water cycle.- True ✓
- False
- Water __________ from sources such as seas and rivers, as well as from Earth’s surface.
- evaporates ✓
- condenses
- melts
- freezes
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Name the process where water vapour in the atmosphere cools and forms clouds.- evaporation
- melting
- condensation ✓
- freezing
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- What is the best description of precipitation?
- Water which falls as liquid rain from the atmosphere to Earth’s surface,
- Water, in any state, which falls from the atmosphere to Earth’s surface. ✓
- Water which falls in the solid state from the atmosphere to Earth’s surface.
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Worksheet
Presentation
Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Water doesn’t leave Earth’s atmosphere. It moves around in what is called the water cycle.
- Water evaporates from sources such as seas and rivers, as well as from Earth's surface.
- As it moves through the water cycle, water can be in the liquid state, gas state (water vapour), or solid state (ice).
- Water vapour rises into the atmosphere then cools and condenses into clouds.
- Water falls to the surface as precipitation (rain, snow, sleet) to continue the process.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that the water cycle only takes place when it is hot or sunny; that when water evaporates, it disappears or that precipitation only refers to rain; water in its liquid form.
Teaching slides explain the process of the water cycle including the different forms of precipitation. The practical task addresses the misconception that the water cycle only takes place in hot or sunny weather.
Keywords
Evaporation - Evaporation is the change of state from a liquid to a gas.
Water vapour - Water is called water vapour when it is in the gas state.
Water cycle - The water cycle is the name of the journey water takes as it moves from the sea or land to the atmosphere and back again.
Condensation - Condensation is the change of state from a gas to a liquid.
Precipitation - Precipitation is water, in the solid or liquid state, which falls from the atmosphere to Earth’s surface.