
Water Cycle
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Science
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6th - 7th Grade
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Hard
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Chelsea Walsh
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Water Cycle
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Water on Earth Now
There are 326 million trillion gallons of water on earth BUT only a tiny amount of that can be used by plants and animals. That small amount of water cycles through the environment to move around the planet.
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Multiple Choice
True or False: Most of the water on earth is found in the oceans
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Which is true?
Most of the water on earth IS easily used by humans and other living things
Most of the water on earth is either salt water or ice and CAN'T easily be used by living things
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Water Cycle
Water MOVES through the environment through processes such as condensation, evaporation, transpiration, precipitation, and surface runoff
Water is STORED in many places including oceans, lakes, in the ground, rivers, snow, ice, clouds, plants and animals.
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Multiple Select
Choose all the PROCESSES (3) that MOVE water through the environment
Lakes
Precipitation
Rivers
Condensation
Evaporation
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Multiple Select
Choose all the PLACES (3) that water is STORED in the environment
Lakes
Rivers
Precipitation
Clouds
Surface runoff
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What is happening with energy in the water cycle?
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Multiple Choice
What is the source of energy that moves water through the water cycle?
Rain
the Sun
Runoff
Radiation
Kinetics
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Earth's fresh water is not evenly spread around the globe
Some areas have more water than others. Latitude, geography, topography, and ocean and atmospheric currents all affect where fresh water can be found.
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Water and Life
All living things need water to survive. BUT about 1/3 of the Earth's land is covered by deserts with very little water. Animals and plants have developed special adaptations to collect, store and use as little water as possible.
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Multiple Select
Which of these are a BEHAVIORAL adaptions to a desert? (choose 2)
Digging a deep burrow
High internal temperature
Nocturnal (active at night)
Skin color
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Multiple Select
Which of these are a PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptions to a desert? (choose 2)
Digging a deep burrow
High internal temperature
Nocturnal (active at night)
Skin color
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Multiple Choice
How does the desert hare cool off?
Thick fur
Jumping high up to catch winds
Large ears to radiate heat
Long legs
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Open Ended
Brainstorm some ideas we could copy from desert animals or plants to help humans survive hot temperatures or very dry climates:
Water Cycle
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