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Water
Lakes and Glaciers
The Water Cycle
Water and Humanity
100
List three areas where freshwater can be found.
Groundwater, lakes, swamps, rivers, ice
100
How can a volcano create a lake?
The volcano explodes and then the crater fills with water.  


The volcano explodes and the debris blocks of a river, creating a lake.

100
During which process of the water cycle does liquid turn into a gas?
Evaporation
100
What are two ways you can conserve water?
Take shorter showers, turn off faucet, reuse water, don't flush every time, etc.
200
Where is most of the freshwater on Earth found?
In ice
200
How can lakes be man made?
Humans can build dams to create a barrier that holds back water resulting in a rise in the water level.
200
What effect does gravity have on the water cycle.
During precipitation, gravity pulls the water down towards the ground.
200
What does it mean that water is a limited resource?


There is only a certain amount of freshwater in this world and it can only be renewed through the water cycle.  Humans do not use it wisely.
300
Name three important use for water.

o Bodily processes, without water nothing could survive (humans are about 60% water)

o Organisms use water to break down food, grow, reproduce, and use materials from the environment.

o Water provides habitats for many living things. Some organisms cannot live without water.

300
How were the Great Lakes formed?
thousands of years ago, glaciers carved out depressions in the land.  These glaciers then melted and filled in the depressions with water.
300
What are four different forms of precipitation?


Sleet, hail, rain, snow


300
About how much water does an average American use every day?
~100 gallons
400
What is a watershed?

an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas

400
What are 2 ways humans have had an impact on the Great Lakes?
pollution, building infrastructure (dams, buildings, boats), fishing, water overusage
400
What is transpiration?

Transpiration is when water is given off through the leaves as water vapor

400
What are two solutions humans are working towards to improve the negative impacts they have on water?
recycle, reduce water use (conserve), rain gardens to reduce runoff, reuse water, clean up trash, plants trees, protect water habitats.
500
What percentage of Earth's water is available for human consumption?
1%
500
What are the four ways lakes can be created?
Continental plate movement creating rifts, volcanoes, man-made, and glaciers.
500
Name the four processes of the water cycle.
Evaporation, transpiration, precipitation, condensation
500
What is World Water Day?

World Water Day is an annual observance day on 22 March to highlight the importance of freshwater. It is also used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.