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Unit 3

Chapters 1-2

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Why is east ferris running out of water, but west ferris is not? East ferris is running out of water because they are using more water than is going into the groundwater reservoir. East ferris does not receive much rain and therefore has to rely on the water in the groundwater reservoir. West ferris receives much more
Where is all of earths water? In the ocean
Where is most of earths freshwater? Frozen in glaciers
The amount of available freshwater when people use more than the amount that flows into the area. decreases
People only use what kind of water? freshwater
List three things that can cause water shortages. Droughts, overuse, and population
What are three parts of earths system that we have discussed in this unit? Biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere
How do drops of water form? When enough water vapor gets cold and condenses into liquid water
Where does water vapor in the air come from? Liquid water that has evaporated
How are water molecules in the states of matter spaced? gas molecules are very spread out and move fast, liquid molecules are a little spaced out and move slow, solid molecules are very tightly packed and don't move.
Water molecules are not or when water changes from gas to liquid or liquid to gas. created, destroyed
For water droplets to form they have to be . cold
True or false. Water vapor can come from any body of water true
Give an example of the hydrosphere and atmosphere interacting Liquid water evaporates to form water vapor in the atmosphere
Give an example of biosphere and hydrosphere interacting people using water
someone who uses science knowledge to design something to solve a problem Engineer
to put together multiple pieces of information in order to understand something synthesize
a supply of something that is useful resource
a description of how something works or why something happens explanation
all living things on earth biosphere
all of the water on earth hydrosphere
water in the form of invisible gas water vapor
the air that surrounds the earth atmosphere
when gas turns into a liquid condensation
a group of atoms joined together in a particular way molecule
when a liquid turns into gas evaporation
a group of parts that work together system
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