1. What is the water cycle? A. The process of water evaporating, forming clouds, and falling back to Earth as precipitation.

2. What is evaporation? A. When water turns into a gas and rises into the air.

3. What is precipitation? A. When water falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

4. What is condensation? A. When water vapor in the air cools and turns back into liquid, forming clouds.

5. What is runoff? A. When water flows over the ground and into rivers, lakes, and oceans.

6. What is transpiration? A. When plants release water vapor into the air through their leaves.

7. What is groundwater? A. Water that is stored underground in soil and rocks.

8. What is the sun’s role in the water cycle? A. The sun provides energy for evaporation to occur.

9. What is the importance of the water cycle? A. It helps to distribute water around the Earth and provides water for plants and animals to survive.

10. Can you name the four main stages of the water cycle? A. Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff.

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