• Draw the anchor chart inside of your Science Folder/Notebook.

• Take your time and use your best handwriting.

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​Water Cycle Anchor Chart

• A large body of saltwater that stores heat and provides water for the water cycle.

Ocean

• The main source of energy that heats Earth and drives the water cycle.

Sun

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• Continuous movements of ocean water that carry warm and cool water and affect weather patterns.

Ocean Currents

• Heat and light energy from the Sun that causes evaporation and warms Earth's surface

Solar Energy

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• A group of tiny water droplets or ice crystals formed by condensation in the atmosphere.

Clouds

• The continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.

Water Cycle

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• When water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets.

Condensation

• When solar energy heats water and changes it from a liquid to water vapor.

Evaporation

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• Water in gas form that rises into the atmosphere,

Water Vapor

• Water that falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Precipitation

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• The amount of water vapor in the air.

Humidity

• The condition of the atmosphere, including temperature, wind, clouds, and precipitation.

Weather

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