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The Water Cycle - Sequencing and Matching

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Water always cycles in the same order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, then collection. The pictures below are mixed up - write 1, 2, 3, or 4 in each circle to show the true order.
Draw a line from each word to the picture it matches.

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Worked example

Use the stage names and picture features to check the order; then match each word to its picture row.

1. Evaporation → 2. Condensation → 3. Precipitation → 4. Collection

Check answers after trying

1: Precipitation = 3; Collection = 4; Evaporation = 1; Condensation = 2 2: Condensation = 2; Evaporation = 1; Collection = 4; Precipitation = 3

Precipitation → 4; Evaporation → 3; Collection → 2; Condensation → 1

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Shared practice guide

Tips for Parents

▸ Practice and check The pictured order is evaporation → condensation → precipitation → collection. Tell it as water entering the air as vapor, forming tiny droplets in clouds, falling as precipitation, and collecting again. Water vapor itself is invisible; the white mist above hot water is not visible vapor. There is no need to use a hot kettle for this activity. The diagram is a simplified loop, not a claim that every drop follows the same route or that the whole cycle has to begin at evaporation. After numbering, start telling the story at rain and continue around to see whether the connections still make sense. ▸ Worked example 1. Evaporation → 2. Condensation → 3. Precipitation → 4. Collection ▸ Check answers after trying Precipitation → 4; Evaporation → 3; Collection → 2; Condensation → 1 ▸ Next worksheet The Cycle of the Four Seasons - Sequencing and Matching. Shared practice guide.

What This Worksheet Builds

What to look for on this page: The pictured order is evaporation → condensation → precipitation → collection. Tell it as water entering the air as vapor, forming tiny droplets in clouds, falling as precipitation, and collecting again.

Next Step

Next worksheet: The Cycle of the Four Seasons - Sequencing and Matching. Shared practice guide.