Identify a common misconception about the water cycle and a classroom strategy to address it.

Identify a common misconception about the water cycle and a classroom strategy to address it.

• A. Misconception: Water disappears during evaporation; Strategy: demonstrate evaporation with a small pot and heat, show condensation forming clouds, and discuss precipitation returning water to Earth.
• B. Misconception: Water can only evaporate at high temperatures; Strategy: use heat to illustrate
• C. Misconception: Condensation creates rain instantly; Strategy: demonstration of rain formation.
• D. Misconception: The water cycle only happens outdoors; Strategy: field trip.

Answer: (A)