Sabina's Journey
How far did Sabina have to walk for water every day? (Round trip x 2)
8 miles
The changing of a gas to liquid is called____________-
Condensation
Freshwater can be stored in man-made lakes called ______________________
reservoirs
Most of Earth's water is ______________-
Oceans or salty
Humans can help save water by _________________ it.
conserving
Having to walk so far for water robs women of _____________
time
When water goes up into the air
Evaporation
A river or stream is one type of ______________
Runoff
Over 70% of earth's water is ______________
salty
Humans can help protect our water by not __________________ it
polluting or wasting
How heavy was the water that Sabina must carry?
70 pounds
Precipitation
What would allow a rubber duck to travel from Australia to France?
Currents
Underwater rivers are called _____________-
currents
Without clean water, humans will ____________
die
Why is dirty water bad for people?
It carries diseases
water found in the ground that takes up 30% of our freshwater
Groundwater
When an area doesn't get even half of the rain it usually gets it is in a _________________
drought
Earth's oceans make over 70% of our _________
air or oxygen
Planting trees and plants can help the water cycle by
Transpiration--adding water to the air
What could you do to water to kill bacteria?
Boil it
When plants give off water
Transpiration
Most of Earth's water is trapped in ____________
ice caps, glaciers, permanent snow
Name two oceans
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern
One way to get water from the ground is to...
Drill a well