Water Cycle Mystery 1 Vocab

What does the term 'area' refer to?

• Recorded measurements or observations
• Water with salt in it, such as the ocean
• How much space something takes up
• Water that is not salty, such as the water in most lakes and rivers

Which of the following best describes the term 'hydrosphere'?

• A large area of frozen water found on the surface of the Earth
• An image that helps you understand information
• All the water (solid, liquid, gas) on and around planet Earth
• A large area of salt water that covers the Earth

What is an 'ice cap'?

• Water that is not salty, such as the water in most lakes and rivers
• All the water (solid, liquid, gas) on and around planet Earth
• A large area of frozen water found on the surface of the Earth
• How much space something takes up

How would you define a 'lake'?

• A large area of water with land all around it
• How much space something takes up
• An image that helps you understand information
• Recorded measurements or observations

What is the 'ocean'?

• Water with salt in it, such as the ocean
• All the water (solid, liquid, gas) on and around planet Earth
• A large area of salt water that covers the Earth
• A large area of frozen water found on the surface of the Earth

Define 'salt water'.

• All the water (solid, liquid, gas) on and around planet Earth
• How much space something takes up
• Water with salt in it, such as the ocean
• A large area of water with land all around it

What does 'volume' refer to?

• A large area of water with land all around it
• Water that is not salty, such as the water in most lakes and rivers
• How much space something takes up
• An image that helps you understand information

How would you describe 'fresh water'?

• Water with salt in it, such as the ocean
• A large area of salt water that covers the Earth
• Water that is not salty, such as the water in most lakes and rivers
• A large area of frozen water found on the surface of the Earth

Define the term 'graph'.

• Water that is not salty, such as the water in most lakes and rivers
• Recorded measurements or observations
• An image that helps you understand information
• How much space something takes up

Which of the following best describes 'data'?

• Recorded measurements or observations
• How much space something takes up
• A large area of water with land all around it
• Water with salt in it, such as the ocean