What does the Sun do?The Sun is a star that heats Earth.. The Sun’s energy warms the land, air, and water.. the land, air, and water.. The Sun also helps to make wind, rain, clouds, and
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The Sun is a star that heats Earth
The Sun’s energy warms the land, air,
and water
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The Warmth of the Sun
A The Sun makes the sand warm.
Sand
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Weather
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Fill in the blanks.
the land, air, and water
The Sun also helps to make
wind, rain, clouds, and snow
Sun
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Chapter 4 • Lesson 2
Trang 3The Water Cycle
What does the Sun do
to water?
As the Sun warms water, some of
the water goes up into the air
You cannot see the water, but it
is there
What falls from clouds?
Watch the water cycle
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Sun
rain clouds
water
Read a Diagram
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Weather
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What are clouds made of?
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As water in the air cools, it
turns into drops of water
When it is cold out, the
water turns into bits of ice
Clouds are made of water
and ice
The drops of water or bits
of ice fall to Earth as rain
or snow
A The rain is falling.
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