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Unit 5 Water Cycle

Water Cycle & Fresh Water

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What is the name of the process that recycles water on Earth? Water Cycle
What is water that falls to the Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail called? Precipitation
What is the process by which water changes from a gas to a liquid called? Condensation
What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas called? Evaporation
What is another name for the water cycle? Hydrologic cycle
What is the process of using less of a resource in order to preserve it for future use called? Conservation
Plants are involved in what part of the water cycle? Evaporation
Does the amount of water on Earth change from year to year? No
How much of Earth's total water supply is fresh water? 3 percent
How much of Earth's total water supply is salt water? 97 percent
How much of the Earth's surface is covered in water? 70 percent
What is the energy source that keeps the water cycle in operation? The sun
What is the source of salt found in oceans (and some lakes)? Erosion of sodium (and other minerals) from the Earth's surface which run into streams and rivers that flow into the ocean.
Most of the Earth's water is what kind? Salt water
What part of the water cycle produces clouds? Condensation
How much fresh water is available to us? 1 percent
How much fresh water is available for drinking? Less than 1 percent
Most fresh water is located where? In ice (glaciers), mostly around the polar regions
Where is salt water found? In oceans and a few lakes with no outlet
Where is fresh water found? In lakes, rivers, streams, underground, and in glaciers
Created by: LMMSscience6
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