Earth's Water

Is most of the water on Earth fresh or salt water? Explain how you know.

• Salt water because it's in our rivers.

• Fresh water because we drink fresh water.

• Salt water. We know ocean water is salt water. Most of Earth's water is ocean.

• Fresh water because lake are huge.

Rivers start in the mountains and flow into the ocean.

• True

• False

What is a river?

• A large body of non-flowing water surrounded by land on both sides.

• Water that runs very slow.

• fresh water

• A large flowing body of fresh water that starts in mountains or lakes and flows to oceans.

How does the book define a glacier?

• Liquid water

• Snow

• Very large bodies of frozen, solid ice.

• Ice cubes

How can you tell from the picture on page 19 that the glacier is solid, frozen water rather than liquid water?

• It is shaped like a mountain.

• It's dripping.

• It's white.

• Made from tightly packed snow/ice, which is solid water since it's frozen.

How/Where are glaciers made?

• Mountains. Snow and ice harden and pack together over long periods of time.

• Mother Nature.

• Santa Clause.

• Ice and snow started to build from sea level (low heights)

Infer- What happens to the ground underneath the glacier as the glacier moves down the mountain?

• It freezes.

• It stays put and doesn't move.

• Since the ground underneath is usually sandy and rocky, the ground usually gets swept away.

• Nothing.

If you could be any body of water, what would you be and why? 

How many oceans are there? For bonus points, list as many of their names as you remember.

Where is most of Earth's water found?

• Lakes because they store water

• Oceans because most of the earth is ocean

• Rain because it falls from the sky

• Rivers because waterfalls have so much water