Water in the World
What percent (%) of the Earth's surface water is salt water?
97%
What if there was no water cycle? What would happen?
answers will vary
When liquid water turns into a gas, we don't call it "water gas," we call it "water _____."
Vapor
What percent (%) of the Earth's surface water is frozen fresh water?
2%
This process happens when liquid water turns into gas and rises up into the air.
Evaporation
This type of weather storm has strong winds, develops in the ocean, clouds swirl around, and it can bring destruction if it hits land.
*MUST SPELL CORRECTLY*
hurricane
What percent (%) of the Earth's surface water is usable fresh water?
about 1%
When water falls from the sky in the form of snow, rain, sleet, or hail, it is called ____________
Precipitation
What is fog?
Clouds forming at the Earth's surface - condensation in action!
Where can we find usable fresh water?
Give 3 places
lakes, rivers, AQUIFERS/ground water, rain
As water vapor cools in the atmosphere, it turns back into a liquid, forming clouds. This process is called ____________
Condensation
Warm Water
Cold Air
A large area of fresh water underneath the Earth's surface is called an ___________
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aquifer
What is the main energy source for the water cycle?
The sun!
What is El Nino? Answers can be in ASL or English
El Niño is a naturally occurring climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean that brings warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures to the central and eastern Pacific