The Water Cycle TCAP Review

cooled

heated

frozen

melted

Cooled

Heated

Frozen

Melted

snow

hail

rain

river

at room temperature

on a warm day

on a hot day

on a cold day

thousands of years

millions of years

a few months

a few weeks

only sleet and snow

rain, sleet, hail, and snow

only dew and rain 

only snow and rain

condensation

evaporation

transpiration

runoff

The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Water on the land (geosphere)

Water in the air (atmosphere)

Water in plants

Water in the water (hydrosphere)

condensation

precipitation

evaporation