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Grade 6 Science · Earth & Space Science
The water cycle
Follow water through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff and back, and see what moves it at each step.
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The sun warms the ocean.
Liquid water turns into water vapor and rises.
The salt stays behind, so rain is fresh water.
Assumptions
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The same water keeps moving between the ocean, air, land and living things.
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Energy from the sun lifts water into the air as vapor. Gravity brings it back down.
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Water changes state as it moves: liquid water, water vapor and ice.
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