Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and
prompts in the orange boxes.
Water Cycle
Mount View Middle School (G/T Earth Science Class)
Water Cycle Overview/Gizmo
Prior Knowledge Question (Do this BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
The water that comes...
Gizmo Link: Student Exploration: Water Cycle
Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and
prompts in the orange boxes.
Water Cycle
Mount View Middle School (G/T Earth Science Class)
Water Cycle Overview/Gizmo
Prior Knowledge Question (Do this BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
The water that comes out of your faucet at home used to be in the ocean. How did water get from the ocean to
your water faucet?
Use Complete Sentences!
It first evaporates, then condensates, and then it becomes participation. Once that cycle happens,
it should rain some time and when it does it probably enters your ocean your in and then you get
your faucet water
Gizmo Warm-up
Water on Earth is always in motion. These motions form a
repeating circuit called the water cycle. The Water Cycle Gizmo
allows you to explore the different paths water takes as it moves
from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back.
1. Click Oceans. What percentage of Earth’s water is found in
the oceans?
97.25% of the ocean is Earth water.
2. Click Atmosphere. How does the Sun cause water to move
from the oceans to the atmosphere?
When liquid water is heated by the sun, it evaporates into the atmosphere.
3. Click Clouds. How do clouds form?
When saturated air in the atmosphere cools, water vapor condenses into tiny droplets to form
clouds.
4. Click Precip (rain). (“Precip” is short for precipitation, or water falling to Earth’s surface.) What causes it
to rain?
When water droplets in clouds grow large enough, they fall as rain.
5. Click Oceans again, and then choose the PATH tab. Because it has the same beginning and end, the path
is a complete cycle. How many steps does this cycle have?
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