Characteristics of Water
True or False? Water is tasteless.
True!
What is an example of a liquid?
Water, the ocean, a puddle, the sea, etc!
It's raining outside today!!
Solid, Liquid, or Gas?
Liquid
Where can we find salt water?
In seas and oceans!
What is a river?
Natural channel of fresh water.
True or false? Water is full of color.
False - water is colorless!
What is an example of a solid?
Ice, snow, iceberg, igloo, etc.
I am in Antarctica and I can see an iceberg.
Solid, Liquid, or Gas?
Solid!
Where can we find fresh water?
Lakes, rivers, under the ground, glaciers, tops of mountains, and the North and South poles.
What is the upper course of the river?
Part where the river begins, it is narrow and has little water.
True or false? Water has a smell/ odor.
False! It’s odorless.
What is an example of a gas?
Water vapor, clouds, etc.
I jump in a puddle!
Solid, Liquid or Gas?
Liquid!
What is a mass of ice called?
Glacier!
What is the middle course of the river?
Where the river runs across a plain, is wider, and has more water.
True or false? Water is NOT essential for living things.
False! Water IS essential for living things.
What type of water is the ocean?
Salt water.
I am a penguin and I live in an igloo. Is my house solid, liquid, or gas?
Solid!
What happens to water when the sun heats it? It changes from a liquid to….?
It evaporates! It changes from liquid to a gas.
What is the lower course of the river?
It’s the final section of the river and where it flows into the sea.
True or false? We use water to cook, feed animals, and water plants.
True!
What type of water is drinking water?
Fresh water.
I am cooking pasta and the water boils and I can see steam. Solid, liquid, or gas?
Gas - water vapor!
I am Santa and I live in the North Pole. Do I drink fresh water, salt water, or neither?
Fresh water!
What are the three parts of a river?
The upper course, middle course, and lower course.