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The Water Cycle



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Water Cycle Chapter Study Guide Review
Use your study guide to fill in the blanks.
(You can print this page or use a sheet of paper to record your answers.)

All waters of the earth make up the ____________________________

The earth's surface is ______% water.

The largest ocean is the ____________, then the ________________.  Next is the ______________ and the smallest ocean is the _____________________.

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Be prepared to label oceans on a map


_________________ is a measure of how salty water is.


The heaviest type of water is __________ water with __________ salinity.


Do ocean water temperatures vary from place to place?  Yes_______   No_______


Name three resources we get from the ocean:  _____________, _____________, _____________


Table salt is also known as _____________________________


What is one way fresh water may become scarce?_______________________________________


Fresh water is primarily found in ___________________, ________________, ____________ and __________________.


Most of the earth's fresh water is found in ice known as ______________________.


____________________ must be first removed from water in order for it to be drinkable.


__________________ is one country currently facing a serious water crisis.


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Fill in the above water cycle graph


Evaporation is what happens when water gets warmed or heated and turns to ________________________  (two words)


____________________________ occurs when water vapor cools and turns to tiny water droplets.

What four processes make up the water cycle? _____________________,

_______________________, ________________________, ______________________


Water can fall from the sky as:  _______________, ________________, _____________, or ____________________.


When ice changes into water without melting first, this is called _______________________


The formation of clouds is affected by ________________ and ________________.


Describe cumulus clouds _____________________________________________


Describe cirrus clouds _______________________________________________


What clouds are low, shapeless and resemble blankets? ____________________


What is a cloud at ground level called?  ___________________



Supplemental information

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Click here for a water cycle activity that's fun and educational!.

5th Grade Water Cycle Projects

Kids Science:  The Water Cycle
Click here for lots of information on the water cycle.


ReviewActivity
Round & Round It Goes!  The Water Cycle
from dnr.wi.gov
Click on the link to review interesting facts about the water cycle.  There's even a water poem!

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See it again for the first time!
DW and the Snowball Mystery - Click  here to view the Arthur episode,  now that we know what probably really happened...

Water Cycle Vocabulary
(If you need the definition of a word, please use one of our on-line dictionaries)
salinity
aquifer
water table
reservoir
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
sublimation
sleet
hydrosphere
sodium chloride
drinkable
pollutants
formation
cumulus clouds
cirrus clouds
stratus clouds
fog
crisis
cycle


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Updated December 2014


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