Conserving Water
One way that humans can conserve water?
What is...
- Turning of the faucet when not in use, watering plants at night, shorter showers, washing dishes/laundry with a full load, etc.
Percent of salt water on Earth
What is 97%
Example of standing water.
What are lakes or ponds.
What is water erosion?
The wearing away of land by moving water.
What is water pollution?
What is harmful materials getting into water.
Why should humans conserve water?
What is it is a limited resource. (Only 1% of fresh water is on the surface.)
Percent of freshwater on Earth?
What is 3%
What is the water cycle.
Example of flowing water.
What are rivers or streams.
What is a main thing that can pollute water?
What is trash, oil, or chemicals.
True or False: The water on Earth is decreasing?
What is False. (Water goes through the water cycle, it is not destroyed.)
Where can we get fresh water?
What happens to water that evaporates?
What is changes to a gas and goes into the atmosphere.
How does water erosion form arches in rocks?
What is water erodes the softer rock underneath harder rock, leaving an arch shape behind.
How do humans cause acid rain?
What is burning fossil fuels.
What is a river dam?
A barrier that holds water back.
Why is ground water important for living things?
Plants absorb the water through their roots. They need it to survive.
All of Earth's liquid and solid water.
What is the Hydrosphere.
Famous land feature is formed by long-term water erosion from the Colorado River
What is the Grand Canyon
What might happen to a lake ecosystem if pollution enters the water supply?
What is fish and plants could die, water quality would decrease, and the ecosystem would become unbalanced.
Percent of fresh water that is in ice caps or glaciers?
what is 69%
What happens to lakes during long periods without rain?
What is water levels go down.
How does evaporation lead to precipitation?
What is water vapor condenses to form clouds.
Why can water erosion be a problem for farmers?
What is it washes away nutrient-rich soil needed to grow crops.
How can water pollution in one place become a problem in another place far away?
Moving water flows downstream or into other bodies of water.