VOCABULARY
This is water turning into vapor.
Evaporation
What causes evaporation?
The sun / heat
What text feature shows a picture with labels?
Diagram
What causes clouds to form?
Cooling water vapor / condensation
Explain evaporation in one complete sentence.
Evaporation is when the sun heats water and turns it into water vapor that rises into the air.
This is when water vapor cools and forms clouds.
Condensation
What forms during condensation?
Clouds
What text feature explains a picture?
Caption
What happens after precipitation?
Water collects
How do captions help you understand the water cycle?
Captions explain what is happening in a picture or diagram and give extra details that help me understand the stages of the water cycle.
Water falling from clouds is called this.
Precipitation
Name the four stages in order.
→ Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Collection
How do headings help readers?
They tell what the section is about
What would happen if there were no sun?
No evaporation / cycle would stop
Label the water cycle
Evaporation (water rising)
Condensation (cloud formation)
Precipitation (rain/snow falling)
Collection (water gathering in oceans, lakes, rivers)
This is water collecting in oceans, lakes, and rivers.
Collection
Why is the water cycle called a cycle?
It repeats / never stops
What does a diagram show that a paragraph might not?
The process visually / order of stages
If temperature drops quickly, what may happen?
Rapid condensation / storm precipitation
Explain how two text features work together to help understanding.
A diagram shows the stages of the water cycle visually, and the captions explain what each stage means. Together, they help me understand both the process and the details.