Grade 2 · Science · Unit 4 of 8
Water World
The water cycle
What your child practises
The water cycle, where our water comes from, and simple ways to save water and keep rivers clean.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Earth and space science · the role of water in Earth's environment and the movement of water
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Put the water cycle in order. Start with the sun warming the water.
- ☁️Clouds form
- 🌊Water collects in rivers and oceans
- ☀️Sun warms water and it rises
- 🌧️Rain or snow falls
Sun warms water and it rises → Clouds form → Rain or snow falls → Water collects in rivers and oceans
Hint: Warm water rises into the sky, makes clouds, falls as rain, and collects in rivers and oceans.
Question 2
A glacier is a big piece of…
- 🌋hot lava
- 🏖️warm sand
- 🧊ice that moves very slowly
🧊 ice that moves very slowly
Hint: Glaciers are huge rivers of ice found in cold, mountainous places.
Question 3
Why should we keep litter out of streams and oceans?
- 😋It makes the water taste better
- 🐠It can harm fish and other animals
- 🗑️Fish love garbage
🐠 It can harm fish and other animals
Hint: Clean water keeps animals and plants healthy.
Question 4
Which of these is frozen water?
- 💧a puddle
- 🧊an icicle
- ♨️steam
🧊 an icicle
Hint: Water becomes ice when it gets very cold.
Question 5
A plant that doesn't get water will…
- 🌳turn into a tree overnight
- 🥀droop and dry out
- 🌻grow faster
🥀 droop and dry out
Hint: Plants take water in through their roots to stay healthy.
Question 6
Rain that falls on mountains flows down into…
🏔️- ☁️the clouds
- 🏞️streams, rivers and lakes
- 🌙the moon
🏞️ streams, rivers and lakes
Hint: Water flows downhill. The land it flows across is called a watershed.