Earths water of Earths water is salt water

Earth’s water

____% of Earth’s water is salt water

____% of the Earth’s water is fresh Most of it is found in ____, large masses of ice near the North and South Poles

The amount of water on Earth and in its atmosphere is ______, meaning it doesn’t change much. Why? The amount of water is ______ because it is ______ in the water cycle.

The water cycle is The _________by which water moves through the ______ and ____________ of the environment.

Since it is a cycle… There is no true _______or ____ to the water cycle and there are different paths but each bit of water runs through it even though it may take ________or ________to complete it!

The water cycle is driven by the sun.

The sun causes to enter into the atmosphere in two ways: 1. _______ – when a liquid changes into a gas. For water to evaporate it __________from the sun which makes it __________and become _____________so it rises.

The water from evaporation can come from… rivers puddles oceans _____ ____

Which arrow represents evaporation?

The other way water can enter the atmosphere: 2. ________– is when plants “breathe” they give off _____and oxygen which enters into our ____

Which arrow represents transpiration?

Quick Quiz How many ways can water enter the atmosphere? What is the continuous process by which water moves through the living and nonliving parts of the environment? Name the ways water can enter the atmosphere?

Once water enters the atmosphere It floats around sometimes appearing on your soda can, car windshield or it becomes clouds. ______ is when molecules _________and turn from a ____ to a _______. This is what forms clouds in our sky.

Which arrow represents condensation?

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Precipitation When _____ water molecules that have condensed into clouds continue _____, the liquid becomes more dense. These cooler liquids and sometimes solids are dense enough to fall from the sky. We call this ______ liquid precipitation = _______ solid precipitation = _____, ______

Precipitation includes

So water continues it cycle. . …it can fall onto the land but return to the atmosphere through ______

Animals can drink and release it

The water can _______hills and back to the ocean where it evaporates.

and so it begins again…. The water cycle…… goes on …. . and on….

Quick Quiz 1) condensation 2) evaporation 3) precipitation and 4) transpiration 1) 2) 3) 4) Liquid to a gas Liquid to a solid When water vapor is released from plants When water falls from the sky in solid or liquid form

1) condensation 2) evaporation 3) precipitation and 4) transpiration

Label: condensation, evaporation, precipitation, runoff, transpiration