KS3 Geography — The Water Cycle — Free Worksheet

💧 Discover why the water you drink today could be millions of years old with this free KS3 Geography worksheet on the hydrological cycle — no preparation required, just download and use. The hydrological cycle is the continuous movement of water between the ocean, land, rivers, and atmosphere, driven by the sun and gravity, and this taster resource introduces the basics for students aged 11–14.

📦 What's included:

3 questions, 13 marks:

Multiple choice — identifying the correct description of the global hydrological cycle

Fill-in-the-blank — five key terms including closed system, gravity, evaporation, atmosphere, and oceans

Short answer — explaining why the global cycle is described as a closed system

Full answer key with marking guidance included.

🎬 Watch the free video lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmj67eJDK68

👩‍🏫 Google Classroom ready — copy the link straight into your assignment. Print as many copies as your class needs.

🔓 This is a taster only. The full 100-mark worksheet goes deeper into water stores and transfers, the drainage basin hydrological cycle, and all the local processes — interception, infiltration, throughflow, percolation, surface runoff, and groundwater flow — available on its own, or as part of the Complete Lesson Pack with extension activities. Save £1 buying the pack (£3 + £3 = £6 separately, £5 together).

Price: Free