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