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The water cycle & weather

Junior High 6 questions
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What the water cycle & weather means

You learn how water changes form in the air and returns to the ground. This helps you understand clouds, rain, and daily weather changes.

What you will practise

  • Identify evaporation when heat turns water into vapour.
  • Explain condensation when vapour cools and forms tiny droplets.
  • Match rainfall with water falling from clouds.
  • Recognise the stages in simple weather processes.

Before you start

You should already know that water can be found in rivers, seas and clouds. You should also be comfortable with basic ideas about heat, cooling and weather.

Not confident yet? Work through The solar system first.

Worked example

One question from this skill's own question bank, shown with its full working.

Question

The Sun’s heat turns water in rivers and seas into vapour by:

  • condensation
  • evaporation
  • precipitation
  • freezing
Answer: evaporation

Working: Heat from the Sun evaporates surface water into water vapour.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Mixing up evaporation and condensation. Remember evaporation is water changing to vapour.
  • Thinking clouds are made of smoke. Clouds form from tiny water droplets in the air.
  • Using rainfall for every type of precipitation. Rain, snow and hail are all precipitation.
  • Forgetting that the Sun provides the heat for evaporation. Warmth is needed to start the change.

Curriculum and exam alignment

Ghana GES Basic 7 to 9 syllabusBECE

In Junior High School, this topic usually appears under basic Earth science and weather. It supports the kind of understanding needed for BECE questions on water changes and precipitation.

Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.

Related skills

Other JHS Space & Earth Science skills in Science, at the same point in the course.

Other Science topics

Living Things Around UsSHS SciencesUniversity ScienceBiologyChemistryPhysics

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Exams that assess the water cycle & weather

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