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Provides the heat for the water cycle to occur

The sun

What do living beings do to regulate body temperature?

Sweat

What two types of water is the Earth made up of?

Salt water and fresh water

Salinity refers to what?

the level of salt found in water

What is the water that we use in our homes called?

domestic water

What percentage of the hydrosphere does the ocean have?

97%

what is the chemical formula for water?

H2O

This makes up all the water on the planet.

hydrosphere

In which states can we find water in our planet?

solid, liquid and gaseous

Where are glaciers found?

Most of them can be found in polar regions and some in mountain regions

A large natural stream of water flowing to the oceans and lakes.

river

Define groundwater

water located beneath the ground.

What is runoff in the water cycle?

Runoff is precipitation that cannot be absorbed by soil, and thus instead of going into the ground the water flows over the surface

What happens during precipitation?

Water returns to the Earth's surface as rain, snow or hail

What is inflitration?

It is the surface water that penetrates into the ground

Clouds form during what step of the water cycle?

Condensation

The change of liquid water to water vapour is called

evaporation

What percent of Earth's water is suitable for drinking?

1%

Only _____ percent of all water on Earth is fresh water.

3%

A large, thick mass of ice that stays frozen from one year to the next and has the ability to move.

Glacier

Where is most of earth's fresh water found?

ice and glaciers, and groundwater

Define aquifer

Large stores of fresh water in soil below the Earth’s surface