A process is an ordered series of actions, events or changes that make something happen.

A liquid is a form of matter that can flow and does not have a specific shape like solid matter does.

Water vapour is water in a gas form rather than liquid form, for example when it evaporates from being heated.

The water cycle

Geography

Water flow around buildings

Water around the world

Water supply and demand in the UK

Water ownership

Water inequalities

Links to 'Rivers: What, where and how?' where knowledge of the water cycle can be applied, and to 'Climate zones: What are they and why do they matter?', where the distribution of rainfall can be used along with temperature to understand global patterns.

Links to 'Cold places: What is it like at the North and South Poles?' and 'Hot places: What is it like near the Equator?', and to work on weather and distribution of rainfall and temperature.

This unit introduces the water cycle and explores how water moves through natural and built environments. Pupils investigate how water is used, supplied and owned, and consider how access to water differs in the UK and around the world.

The water cycle: why is it important?

Complete the sentence. Evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection are processes in the ...

Order the four processes of the water cycle.

water that runs over the ground into the sea

water that falls to Earth as snow, rain, hail or sleet

The sun heats water and it turns to water vapour.

Water vapour rises, cools and forms water droplets.

The water droplets get heavier and fall back down to Earth.

Precipitation is stored in lakes, oceans and rivers.

True or False?  New water never joins the water cycle.

Which of these are examples of how water is stored on Earth?

Which of these types of weather conditions are wet?

What is the name of the planet we live on?

Which of these are examples of vegetation?

What do plants usually grow and spread their roots in?

The water cycle

Lesson outcome