Water and the Water Cycle

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What is the breakdown of land versus water on Earth?

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Water 70% and Land 30%

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How much of the Earth's water is fresh water?

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3%

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Most of the water on Earth is __________.

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salty water

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Where is most of Earth's freshwater found?

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Frozen in the form of snow, glaciers, and ice caps.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Forms of precipitation are:

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rain, sleet, hail, and snow

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Water in lakes and rivers that does not contain salt

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fresh water

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When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor

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evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product? Options: condensation, evaporation, sublimation, transpiration

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transpiration

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What do we call water in its gas state?

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water vapor

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show? Options: condensation, precipitation, evaporation

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condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4