What percentage of Earth's surface is covered in water?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Match the following!

• Sun

• Name of our galaxy!

• 70%

• Name of our planet!

• The Milky Way

• Name of our

  star!

• Earth

• Percentage of our surface that is covered in H2O!

• Blue Planet

• Nickname of our planet!

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

RIDDLE TIME

What do you and an apple have in common?

• You are both red!

• You both consist mostly of water!

• You both make a crunch when bitten!

• You are both round with a stem!

• You both grow on trees!

​ (a)   differs from other ​ (b)   because it is the only known place where (c)   exists. The wide variety of life on Earth could not ​ (d)   without ​ (e)   .

• life
• planets
• exist
• water
• Earth
• galaxies
• dust
• explode
• gas
• rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organize these options into the right categories!

Groups:

(a) TRUE STATEMENTS

,

(b) FALSE STATEMENTS

• Plants use water, CO2, and sunlight to make their own food.

• Humans drink water OR eat food that contains water.

• Most animals can survive several weeks without food and water.

• All organisms need water to carry out their body processes.

• Transpiration is a process that allows plants to make their own food.

• Plants use water, soil, oxygen, and sunlight, to make their own food.

• Animals can only survive a few days without water.

• Water makes up about 1/3 of a human's body mass.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which location on Earth contains the most living organisms?

• LAND

• WATER

What is the name of this microscopic water-dwelling organism?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Put these locations in order based on where the MOST fresh water on Earth is found to the LEAST.

• LAKES & RIVERS

• ICE

• ATMOSPHERE

• UNDERGROUND

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Put these locations in order based on where the MOST water on Earth is found to the LEAST.

• UNDERGROUND

• OCEANS

• ATMOSPHERE

• ICE

• LAKES & RIVERS

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

About (a)   of Earth's water is salt water found in oceans.

About ​ (b)   of Earth's water is fresh water.

• 97%
• 3%
• 99%
• 1%
• 78%
• 21%
• 50%
• 10%
• 90%