Water Types
What is the definition of salt water?
Water found in the ocean. It is salty.
A very large area of salt water.
What are the differences between lakes and rivers?
A river flows from place to place, while a lake is surrounded by land on all sides.
How does rain affect water sources?
Rain fills up lakes and can make rivers fuller as more water flows down them.
What can you do to conserve water?
To conserve water you can turn the water off when you brush your teeth or take shorter showers. There are many other things you can do to conserve water.
What is the definition of fresh water?
Water found in lakes, rivers, glaciers and underground.
What are lakes?
Fresh water completely surrounded by land on all sides.
What kind of animals are found in rivers?
Alligators and beavers are some of the animals found in a river.
Where does water go?
Water flows down to the lowest point.
What is a well?
A hole dug into the earth used to get fresh water out of the ground.
What type of water do we have the most of on Earth?
Oceans take up most of the Earth’s surface, so salt water is the most common on Earth. 97% of Earth’s water is salt water in the oceans.
What are rivers?
Water that flows from one place to another.
What kind of animals are found in lakes?
Frogs and ducks can be found in lakes.
How are glaciers formed?
Glaciers are formed from lots of snow and ice that becomes hard over time.
How do people get water underground?
A well can be used to get groundwater out of the ground by lowering a bucket into a hole. Sometimes groundwater is pumped out of the ground.
What is groundwater?
Fresh water found under the Earth’s surface.
What are glaciers?
Huge chunks of frozen fresh water found in very cold places.