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Chapter 1 Properties & Uses of Water 2013/Mirabello
Chapter 1 Properties & Uses of Water 2013/Mirabello
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6th Grade
01/04/2013

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Chapter 1 Properties & Uses of Water (2013)
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Most of Earth's water is found in
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Oceans
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Land covers
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Less of Earth's surface than oceans do
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When salt dissolves in water, the solvent is the
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Water
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Ice floats in liquid water because ice is
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Less dense than liquid water
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Clouds form when water vapor in the atmosphere
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Condenses into water droplets
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Irrigation is used to supply water for
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Agriculture
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What percent of Earth's water is fresh water?
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3%
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Plants use water to make food in a process called
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Photosynthesis
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Water that fills cracks & spaces in underground soil & rock layers is
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Groundwater
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A water molecule is made up of
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2 hydrogen atoms bonded to 1 oxygen atom
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Because water consists of polar molecules
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Water molecules tend to stick together
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The gaseous form of water is called
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Water vapor
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A mixture that forms when 1 substance dissolves another is called a
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Solution
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Most of Earth's fresh water is found in
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Huge masses of ice near the North & South poles
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Water is often called the universal solvent because
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It dissolves so many substances
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The process by which a gas changes into a liquid is called
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Condensation
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Plants use water to
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Grow & produce food
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If you let your hair air-dry after swimming, you are taking advantage of
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Evaporation
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Water is the only substance on Earth that
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Commonly exists in all of its different states
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The total amount of water on Earth
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Is fairly constant
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The ocean provides a
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Habitat or place to live for many species of fish
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Most of earth's fresh water is in the form of
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Ice
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When salt dissolves in water the result is a mixture called a
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Solution
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If the temperature of water is lowered to 0 degrees Celsius
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The water changes into a solid state
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Water enters the atmosphere from the leaves of plants through a process called
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Transpiration
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The energy for the water cycle comes from the
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Sun
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Evaporation
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Water changes from a liquid to a gas
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Precipitation
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Water returns to Earth's surface from the atmosphere
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In what form is most of Earth's fresh water found
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Ice
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What percentage of Earth's total water is fresh water?
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3%
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What portion of fresh water is available for human use?
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Deep, shallow, lakes and rivers
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Why is most of Earth's water is not useful for drinking or irrigation?
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It is salt water
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