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Earth's Water and The Water Cycle

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75% of Earth's surface is covered in .... water
Most of the water on Earth is ___________ water. salt
A glacier is... a large body of slowly moving ice
Ice caps are... Large areas of ice at the North and South poles
Most of Earth's fresh water is... frozen in glaciers and ice caps
A river is... flowing fresh water that moves downhill
lakes and ponds are surrounded by... land
Groundwater is... any water that is underground
There is more fresh water.... underground than on Earth's surface
A spring is a place where... groundwater comes to the surface of the land.
well water is... water removed by people
Surface water is... any water that is above the ground
Only 3% of Earth's water is... fresh water
The ocean is surface water. It is made up of... salt water
salt water is... unsafe to drink
water has to be _____________ before people can drink it. cleaned
Water exists in three states: liquid, solid, and gas
Earth's water is always being... recycled
The water cycle is movement of... Earth's water from the surface into the atmosphere and back again
Precipitation is... any form of water that falls to Earth.
Storage is water that is... collected in bodies of water or on land, such as groundwater or water in rivers, lakes, and the ocean.
Runoff is... precipitation that has fallen on land and then flows to larger bodies of water.
Evaporation occurs when... the sun heats liquid water and changes it into a gas called water vapor.
Condensation is the process of ... water vapor becoming liquid water.
The water cycle affects ... weather and climate.
The water cycle is a main factor that causes... daily weather conditions, such as clouds and precipitation.
Weather is the day to day... changes in the temperature, winds, precipitation, and other conditions.
Weather is the result of how... water, air, and temperature interact!
Climate is a... pattern of weather over many years.
Climate is the average of weather conditions over a ... long period of time, usually 30 years.
Climate includes average temperatures, average amounts of precipitation, and... how much the temperature changes during the year.
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