6.1 Unit Opener- MiStar

Human activity, like the building of dams and canals, paving roads and parking lots, and changes in land use, such as farming and logging, impact the movement of water.

• True

• False

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The natural and man-made places where water is found are called _________________.

• Reservoirs

• Lakes

• Water Cycle

• Structures

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What are the accurate labels for the two largest sources on the diagram?

• Rivers/Streams and Clouds

• Oceans and Groundwater

• IceCaps/Glaciers and Groundwater

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Students make a model to represent all the water on the earth. For their model one hundred (100) cans represent all (100of the water on our planet. How many cans would represent all the freshwater in all sources on the earth?

• Just under ninety-seven (97) cans

• About two and a half (2 ½) cans

• Less than half ( ½ ) a can

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Mr. Nichols drew the following pie chart on the board for his students to show the distribution of fresh water on Earth. What could he do to improve his drawing?

• He should change the percentage of the Great Lakes to 97%.

• He should reverse the labels in his legend.

• He should leave everything the same. It is correct.

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Most of the water on Earth is found in the __________. Leaving only a small amount of fresh water.

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What is this model explaining?

• Earth has all the water

• What type of water is found on Earth

• The types of freshwater on Earth

• Earth's saltwater distribution

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Is our water in a cycle or does it stay in one place forever?

• Water must cycle, it is a non-renewable resource

• Water is fresh, so it must be there forever waiting to be used up

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