Vocabulary
Water with salt in it, such as the ocean
What is Salt Water?
What percentage of the world is fresh drinkable water?
What is 1%?
What is flooding caused by waves that come up on the shore?
What is Storm Surge?
What is water falling from clouds in the sky; including rain, snow, and hail?
Precipitation
Water when it is a gas, such as steam
What is Water Vapor?
How many days can a person survive without drinking fresh water?
What does "elevation" mean in the context of flooding?
The height of the land above sea level or how tall something is (ex. hill or mountain)
Liquid water are tiny droplets of water that form what?
the process of a liquid changing to a gas
What is Evaporation?
Where can you find frozen fresh water?
What are Glaciers & Ice Caps?
What would be a solution to protect houses from storm surges and flooding?
What are Stilts?
What temperature is best to see evaporation?
What is Warm temperature?
A special kind of mixture where you cannot tell the different parts from each other
What is Solution?
What is False?
Doug mentioned that it is difficult to purify salt water. Why is that? List at least one reason.
List One:
- A lot of energy (from a lot of minerals/particles)
- Takes too long (too much salt water)
- Expensive (too costly)
Where is water collected during the process of Collection? List at least one location.
One of the following:
- Lakes
- Rivers
- Oceans
- Underground
All the water (solid, liquid, gas) on and around planet Earth
What is the Hydrosphere?
The average American family uses more than ____ gallons of water everyday.
What is 60 Gallons?
Where would you be least likely to flood? (Consider lakes, rivers, elevation, etc. when making your decision) PROVIDE ONE.
One of the following:
- Hill
- Mountain
- high points of elevation
- away from rivers & lakes
- move near water drainage/sewers
List the four main stages of the water cycle & explain how it works in the water cycle. (must answer BOTH questions)
Evaporation: Water turns into vapor from oceans, rivers, and lakes, starting the cycle.
Condensation: Water vapor cools and forms clouds, storing water in the atmosphere.
Precipitation: Water falls as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, returning to Earth's surface.
Collection: Water collects in rivers, lakes, oceans, and underground reservoirs, restarting the cycle.