Fill in the Blanks The Water CycleOnline version Social Science, Unit 2 by Maggie Tipton 1 gas four water evaporation precipitation liquid condensation collection solid three starts The water in ice and snow is . Water exists in states : solid , liquid , and gas . When water changes into water vapour and goes up into the air , this is called . The cycle moves water between bodies of water and the atmosphere . The water in the air is a , called water vapour . When water returns to the rivers , lakes , oceans , and seas , this is called . After collection , the water cycle again . The water cycle has stages . The water in rivers , lakes , oceans , and aquifers is . When the water vapour becomes cold and changes into liquid , occurs . When water drops or snow fall from the sky , this is called .