Water Cycle Task Card Directions
This engage activity can be used to preview key vocabulary words of the water cycle.
1. Divide the class into two groups
2. Give half of the students a definition card and the other half a word answer card.
3. Direct students to walk around the room to find the correct partner/match.
4. Direct students to fill their response card as they find their match
5. Record the correct match on the board or chart paper and ask students to complete
the remainder of their response card.
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Water Cycle Word Bank Cards 1-7
Water Cycle Task Cards
1- Condensation
2- Evaporation
3- Evapotranspiration (Transpiration)
4- Infiltration
5- Precipitation
6- Runoff
7- Underground Water (Aquifer)
Condensation
Evaporation
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2
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Water Cycle Word Bank Cards 1-7
Water Cycle Task Cards
1- Condensation
2- Evaporation
3- Evapotranspiration (Transpiration)
4- Infiltration
5- Precipitation
6- Runoff
7- Underground Water (Aquifer)
Evapotranspiration (Transpiration)
Infiltration
3
4
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Water Cycle Word Bank Cards 1-7
Water Cycle Task Cards
1- Condensation
2- Evaporation
3- Evapotranspiration (Transpiration)
4- Infiltration
5- Precipitation
6- Runoff
7- Underground Water (Aquifer)
Precipitation
Runoff
5
6
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Water Cycle Word Bank Cards 1-7
Water Cycle Task Cards
1- Condensation
2- Evaporation
3- Evapotranspiration (Transpiration)
4- Infiltration
5- Precipitation
6- Runoff
7- Underground Water (Aquifer)
Underground Water (Aquifer)
7
Water Cycle
Description Cards
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Water Cycle Word Bank Cards 1-7
Water Cycle Task Cards
1- Condensation
2- Evaporation
3- Evapotranspiration (Transpiration)
4- Infiltration
5- Precipitation
6- Runoff
7- Underground Water (Aquifer)
Water Cycle Description Card
Water Cycle Description Card
The process by which a vapor becomes a liquid;
the opposite of evaporation
The conversion of a liquid (e.g., water) into a
vapor (a gaseous state) usually through the
application of heat energy; the opposite of
condensation.
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Water Cycle Word Bank Cards 1-7
Water Cycle Task Cards
1- Condensation
2- Evaporation
3- Evapotranspiration (Transpiration)
4- Infiltration
5- Precipitation
6- Runoff
7- Underground Water (Aquifer)
Water Cycle Description Card
Water Cycle Description Card
The loss of water from the soil through both
evaporation and transpiration from plants.
The process by which water on the ground
surface enters the soil.
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Water Cycle Word Bank Cards 1-7
Water Cycle Task Cards
1- Condensation
2- Evaporation
3- Evapotranspiration (Transpiration)
4- Infiltration
5- Precipitation
6- Runoff
7- Underground Water (Aquifer)
Water Cycle Description Card
Water Cycle Description Card
Water falling, in a liquid or solid state, from the
atmosphere to Earth (e.g., rain, snow).
Precipitation that flows overland to surface
streams, rivers, and lakes.
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Water Cycle Word Bank Cards 1-7
Water Cycle Task Cards
1- Condensation
2- Evaporation
3- Evapotranspiration (Transpiration)
4- Infiltration
5- Precipitation
6- Runoff
7- Underground Water (Aquifer)
Water Cycle Description Card
a body of permeable rock that can contain or
transmit groundwater
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Water Cycle Word Bank Cards 1-7
Water Cycle Task Cards
1- Condensation
2- Evaporation
3- Evapotranspiration (Transpiration)
4- Infiltration
5- Precipitation
6- Runoff
7- Underground Water (Aquifer)
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Water Cycle Response Card
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Water Cycle Response Card
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