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Water and Climate I-Check #1 Review

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  • What is a drought?
    A water shortage
  • Small water domes move ________________ down a slope.
    slow or slow
  • Name two surfaces that absorb water?
    Paper, paper towel, cloth, napkin, tissue
  • What can be used to break surface tension?
    Any type of soap.
  • What does it mean to conserve water?
    use less of it, save it
  • Water is one of Earth's most precious _______________ ________________.
    Natural Resources
  • Name two surfaces that water beads up on?
    Foil, wax paper, metal (coin), window, anything waterproof
  • What percent of Earth's water is salt water?
    97%
  • What is one way you can conserve water?
    Student suggests a way to conserve water (that has not been shared already).
  • What aquatic animal is the perfect example to model surface tension?
    A Water Strider
  • Water always flows in the same direction. What direction does it move? Why?
    Water always moves down due to gravity.
  • What is one way you can conserve water?
    Student suggests a way to conserve water (that has not been shared already).
  • What percent of Earth's water is fresh water?
    3%
  • What percent of Earth's fresh water is liquid?
    1%
  • Water forms _________ when falling through the air.
    drops or dome-shaped bits (called beads when on a surface)
  • What percent of Earth's surface is covered by water?
    Almost three-quarters-approximately 71%
  • Large water domes move ________________ down a slope.
    quick, quickly, fast
  • What percent of Earth's fresh water is ice (glaciers)?
    2%
  • What is surface tension?
    Surface tension is the strong attraction between water and air at the surface of water.
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