Water on Earth

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Water on Earth
Water and Salinity Water Vocabulary More Water Vocabulary Water Cycle Clouds
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The level of the oceans surface

Sea Level
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A measure of the amount of salt in the water.
Salinity
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The hydrosphere covers what percentage of the
Earths surface.
Three-fourths
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Where most of earths water is found.
Oceans
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Moves warm water or cold water to different parts
of the Earth.
Currents
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Only 3/100 of earths water is _______.
Fresh
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The water supply can be extended by ______ or by
using less water.
Recycling.
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Fresh water is made safe by settling, filtering,
and treatment with _______.
Chemicals
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The top level of ground water.
Water Table
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The area which water drains into a river.
Watershed
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Water found under the ground.
Groundwater
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Used water can be recycled and used again in this
process.
Reclamation
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A system of pipelines that carries water from a
river or lake to the area where it is needed.
Aqueduct.
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Usually an artificial lake that forms behind a
dam.
Reservoir
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A layer of rock or soil through which groundwater
flows.
Aquifer
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The repeated movement of water in different forms
through the environment.
Water cycle.
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True or false The water cycle can affect weather
patterns.
True
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The changing of liquid water to water vapor.
evaporation
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The changing of water vapor into liquid that
occurs when air cools
condensation
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Water that falls from clouds as rain, hail,
sleet, or snow.
Precipitation.
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The formation of ______ is a major part of the
water cycle.
Clouds
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Precipitation that falls as frozen raindrops.
Sleet
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Clouds that are thin, wispy, and high altitude
Cirrus
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A cloud at ground level.
Fog
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Form as pieces of ice and are blown up into
freezing air at the tops of clouds.
Hailstones