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Hydrosphere and Water Cycle

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  • Is the water in this picture solid, liquid or gas?
    The water is solid. It is in ice and snow.
  • What is the water that we use in our homes called?
    Domestic water.
  • When water returns to the lakes, rivers and oceans and goes to groundwater, what is it called? Evaporation, condensation, precipitation or collection?
    Collection
  • Is the water in this picture solid, liquid or gas?
    It is a gas called vapor.
  • What are the three states of water?
    Solid, liquid and gas
  • Does the picture show evaporation, condensation, precipitation or collection?
    Evaporation
  • True or false? You can't drink fresh water.
    False, you can drink fresh water.
  • True or false? Only a small amount of water on Earth is fresh water.
    True
  • Is the water in this picture solid, liquid or gas?
    The water is liquid. It is in a river.
  • A _________ is a man-made lake where water is treated to be drinkable. (sea/reservoir/cloud)
    reservoir
  • Does the picture show evaporation, condensation, precipitation or collection?
    Precipitation
  • What are the 4 steps of the water cycle?
    Evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection.
  • Where is there salt water? In rivers and lakes OR in seas and oceans?
    Salt water is in the seas and oceans.
  • All the water on Earth is called the ____________ (hydrosphere/atmosphere)
    hydrosphere
  • Where do we collect rainwater? In rivers or reservoirs?
    Reservoirs
  • What are the five places where fresh water is found?
    Rivers, lakes, lagoons, groundwater and ice
  • Clouds form during what step of the water cycle? Evaporation, condensation, precipitation or collection?
    Condensation
  • Most of the water on Earth is _________ water.
    salt
  • In the water cycle, precipitation is water drops that fall as ________ or _________.
    rain or snow