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Science 3 D-1
Term | Definition |
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aquifer | Underground layers of soil, sand, or gravel that store ground water. |
condense | To change form from a gas to a liquid. |
evaporate | To change form from a liquid to a gas. |
gas | A state of matter that has no definite shape and does not take up a definite amount of space. |
ground water | The water found beneath Earth's surface. |
liquid | A state of matter that has no definite shape but takes up a definite amount of space. |
natural resource | A material found in or on Earth that people use. |
precipitation | The liquid or solid forms of water that fall to Earth. |
reservoir | The body of water that is stored behind a dam. |
solid | A state of matter that has a definite shape and takes up a definite amoulnt of space. |
surface water | Fresh water in lakes, streams, and rivers. |
water cycle | The path that water follows from Earth to air and back again. |
water vapor | Water that is a gas. |
75% | Amount of the Earth that is covered by water./ |
97% | Amount of water that is filled with salt. |
ice caps, glaciers, and icebergs | 66% of the fresh water are in these forms. |
2/3 | Amount of water in a human body. |
air, soil, water | Examples of natural resources: |
water | Earth is sometimes called the ___ planet. |
surface water and ground water | Where does most of our supply of fresh water come from? |
evaporates and becomes water vapor | What happens to ocean water during the water cycle? |
fresh fruits, ground water, rain water | Name three ways that you could get water if you were stranded at the beach. |
ice | Water in a solid form |
water | Water in the form of liquid |
steam | Water in the form of gas |
heat | What we add to ice so that it changes to liquid water. |
heat | What we add to liquid so that it becomes water vapor. |
heat | What we take away from water vaport and it changes to liquid water. |
heat | What we take away from liquid water and it changes to ice. |