Grade 5 · Science · Lesson 25

Weather, Climate & Water Cycle

Water on Earth is never lost. It moves in a never-ending loop called the water cycle. The sun powers the cycle by warming oceans, lakes, and rivers, and lifting water into the sky. Eventually that water comes back down as rain or snow, fills the rivers and oceans again, and the cycle starts over.

What this lesson teaches

1Order the four stages of the water cycle from evaporation to collection
2Match each stage of the water cycle to its description
3Compare weather and climate using examples
4Explain how the sun powers the water cycle

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