Fresh Water
Where can you find fresh water on Earth?
puddles, streams, rivers, lakes, ponds
How many steps in the water cycle are there?
4
What is the hydrosphere?
All the water on Earth
Where does rain come from?
clouds
How much of Earth's water is fresh water?
3%
What is the first step in the water cycle?
Evaporation
What is the biosphere?
All of the life on Earth
What is the driest desert in the United States?
The Mojave Desert
Where is the majority of fresh water on Earth found?
Glaciers or underground
What is the second step in the water cycle?
Condensation
What is the atmosphere?
All of the gases on and surrounding the Earth
Why are the oceans salty?
The rain breaks down rocks and the salts and minerals build up in the water
How much of Fresh water is available to sustain the biosphere?
1%
What is the 3rd step in the water cycle?
Precipitation
What is the geosphere?
All of the landforms on Earth
What is a rain shadow?
a patch of land that is forced to become a desert because of the mountains near it
What is water pollution?
When water gets dirty or toxic
What are the 4 different forms of precipitation?
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
Name an example of all the spheres: hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, geosphere
EX: ocean, turtle, wind, volcano
Explain the process of how it rains
The sun warms the water/ground, the water turns from a liquid to a gas(evaporation), as it rises it cools and condenses into a cloud. When the cloud gets heavy the water droplets fall