The Water Cycle
Use of Water
Precipitation
Climate Graphs
Random Water Facts
100

List the three states of water.

Solid, Liquid, Gas

100

True or False: Access to water is a basic human right. 

True

100

Name four types of precipitation

Snow, dew, rainfall, fog, hail.

100

What is a climate graph?

Climate graphs show the typically monthly rainfall and temperature for a location

100

True or False: The amount of water on the earth has not changed from the beginning of time and will not change. 

True

200

What are the 6 main stages of the water cycle?

Run-off, Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, infiltration, transpiration.  

200

What are 4 broad uses of water?

Industry, Agriculture, Domestic, Recreation. 

200

What is a choropleth map?

A map that use different intensities of a similar colour to represent differing amounts of a thing.

200

What aspect of a places climate do the columns (bar graph) represent?

The average monthly rainfall 

200

What happens if you throw boiling hot water into cold air?

It freezes 
300

Why is water NOT a renewable resource?

It cannot be created or destroyed. 

300

State one positive and one negative way water can impact the environment.

Examples...

Positive: Drinking water or growing crops 

Negative: Floods or droughts 

300

What aspect of a places climate does the red line represent?

The average monthly temperature 

300

What percentage of the earths water is salt water?

97.5%

400

A desalination plant is 

Converts saltwater to freshwater

400

List three ways a river connects people and places. 

Transportation, recreation, power generation (dams)...

400

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Weather: Conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time.

Climate: How the atmosphere behaves over a long period of time 

400

Why is is helpful to see a places average monthly temperature and rainfall?

Shows the relationship between the two factors. This could help predict future weather patterns etc 

400

The Ganges River in India is deemed sacred to Hindus, state one spiritual use of water?

Baptisms and cremations

500

Although water is a renewable resource, what is the biggest problem humans face when accessing water?

A large percentage of the water is salt, frozen in glaciers or in ground water we can not access. 

500

What are 3 ways we can reduce our water use?

Water tanks, 4 minute showers etc 

500

Describe a common mistake people make when creating a climate graph. 

Plotting the monthly average temperatures against the rainfall axis. 

500

Ordinary water consists of ......hydrogen atoms and .... oxygen atom

Two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom 

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