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2 Geography
Topic: The Trouble with Water – The Water Cycle (Worksheet 1)
How does a water cycle operate?
Task 1
(i) Match column A (processes of the water cycle) with column B (explanations)
Column A (Process) Column B (Explanation)
1. Evaporation a. Water on the ground seeps into the soil

2. Transpiration b. Water vapour cools and changes to water droplets
that form clouds
3. Condensation c. Water in rivers, lakes, seas and oceans turns into
water vapour
4. Precipitation d. Water vapour goes from plants into the air

5. Surface runoff e. Water droplets in the clouds become too heavy
and fall to the ground
6. Infiltration f. The flow of water on land surfaces and in rivers


(ii) Label processes 1-7 in the figure on P.2.

Task 2 Match column A (causes) with column B (effects) to show the operation of the water cycle

Column A (Cause) Column B (Effect)
the heat of the Sun they fall to the ground as rain or snow
water vapour rises water in rivers, lakes, seas and oceans turns
into water vapour
the precipitation falls to the ground evaporation starts and the water cycle begins
This is not really correct but I may leave it for the time again
being. Precipitation is the matter that falls to the ground

so precipitation itself doesn’t fall, ie it s called

precipitation because it falls. Have a look at my text on

the water cycle in your course book and see how I use

the term.

the heat of the Sun it cools and changes to water droplets that
form clouds
the water droplets in the clouds become water vapour goes from plants into the air
heavier
water seeps into the soil the flow of water on and into land surfaces
and in rivers
I imagine this is the water seeping into the soil so flowing on
 and into land surfaces (you must have “into” otherwise it is

not seeping and it’d be run-off) but now you have “flow … in

rivers” as well and that is not about “seeping”.

Water finally finds its way into seas and Groundwater is collected and seeps into
oceans rivers and later the seas and oceans

On the next page, you remind them that causal pro/conj can be used both in the middle and beginning of sentences BUT your

examples above have everything in the middle. The students will need practice in placing the conjunctions etc at the start.

Task 3
(i) Use the following causal conjunctions/causal processes to link up the causes and effects so as
to show the operation of the water cycle.

because, since, so,

results in, leads to, causes,

Therefore, … As a result, ..

Group the resources so the students are clear how they are used.

“Because” etc join clauses and only because and since can come at the front.

“results in” etc should be with an ‘s’ because it’ll mainly or only be singular forms that they join in this cycle.

“Therefore,” etc should have a comma after because they join sentences (not clauses to make a sentence) and we use a comma to

indicate that when we write – in speech, we change intonation).

3. ______

2. ______ 4. ______

5. ______

1. ______

6. ______

7. ______

The operation of water cycle
 Explanation of the operation of water cycle Process

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

6 6.

7. 7.
Task 4
Based on the sentences written in Task 3, write a paragraph to show the operation of the water
cycle.
I would suggest you give them the diagram again and ask them to write their text in the 7 sections in the visual text so that the

verbal text (language) and the visual text work together and consolidate the sequence of actions in the process called the water

cycle. So, no lines on this page except for the instruction and the visual.

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