A Watery Planet

Why is fresh water so important?

• We need to water our crops.

• We drink the ocean water.

• We need water to survive.

• We need water to go swimming.

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We can live --- without fresh water.

• 3 months

• 3 hours

• 3 weeks

• 3 days

If there are no major lakes or rivers nearby, where is it likely the water from your faucet comes from?

• an underground aquifer

• the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean

• the sewer

• an outdoor swimming pool

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When water goes from a solid to a liquid it is -----

• freezing

• condensation

• melting

• evaporating

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When water goes from liquid to ice it is -----

• evaporting

• condensation

• melting

• freezing

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When water goes from a liquid to a gas (water vapor) it is ---

• melting

• condensation

• evaporation

• freezing

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When water goes from a gas (water vapor) to a liquid it is---

• evaporation

• freezing

• melting

• condensation

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To make it rain, the ocean needs to be ---

• warm

• cold

• any temperature

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To make it rain, the sky needs to be ---

• any temperature

• very warm

• cold

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the type of water that we need to survive; sources of it include rain, lakes, rivers, and aquifers.

• salt water

• river water

• fresh water

• muddy water

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