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Rain and puddles

Science · Weather & Climate · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What happens to a puddle on a sunny day?

    • It gets bigger
    • It disappears slowly
    • It stays the same

  2. Where does rain come from?

    • Clouds in the sky
    • The ground
    • Puddles

  3. Rain only falls one time and never comes back.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Clouds look full and gray. What might happen soon?

    • It might rain
    • It will always be sunny
    • The clouds will disappear forever

  5. You see a puddle in the morning. By afternoon it is gone. Where did the water go?

    • Into the ground only
    • Nowhere, it disappeared completely
    • Into the air

  6. Look at the water cycle. What comes right after Puddle?

    CloudRainPuddleAirCloud
    • Rain
    • Air
    • Cloud

  7. A puddle disappears fast on a hot, sunny day but stays for days on a cold, cloudy day. Why?

    • Heat helps water go into the air faster
    • Cold weather makes puddles bigger
    • Clouds stop rain from ever falling

  8. Ben thinks water disappears forever after it rains. What is wrong with his idea?

    • Water turns into rock
    • Nothing is wrong, water disappears forever
    • Water goes into the air and comes back as rain again
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Answer key

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  1. It disappears slowly · The sun warms the puddle and the water goes into the air.
  2. Clouds in the sky · Rain falls from clouds high in the sky.
  3. False · Water goes up and comes back down again and again.
  4. It might rain · Gray, heavy clouds often mean rain is about to fall.
  5. Into the air · Warm sun turns the puddle water into tiny bits that float into the air.
  6. Air · After a puddle dries, its water goes into the air next.
  7. Heat helps water go into the air faster · More warmth means water turns into air more quickly, so the puddle dries faster.
  8. Water goes into the air and comes back as rain again · Water keeps moving in a cycle: down as rain, up into the air, then down again.
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