1. Water on Earth Water and Salinity Water Vocabulary More Water Vocabulary Water CycleClouds 10 20 30 40 50

2. The level of the ocean’s surface Sea Level

3. A measure of the amount of salt in the water. Salinity

4. The hydrosphere covers what percentage of the Earth’s surface. Three-fourths

5. Where most of earth’s water is found. Oceans

6. Moves warm water or cold water to different parts of the Earth. Currents

7. Only 3/100 of earth’s water is _______. Fresh

8. The water supply can be extended by ______ or by using less water. Recycling.

9. Fresh water is made safe by settling, filtering, and treatment with _______. Chemicals

10. The top level of ground water. Water Table

11. The area which water drains into a river. Watershed

12. Water found under the ground. Groundwater

13. Used water can be recycled and used again in this process. Reclamation

14. A system of pipelines that carries water from a river or lake to the area where it is needed. Aqueduct.

15. Usually an artificial lake that forms behind a dam. Reservoir

16. A layer of rock or soil through which groundwater flows. Aquifer

17. The repeated movement of water in different forms through the environment. Water cycle.

18. True or false: The water cycle can affect weather patterns. True

19. The changing of liquid water to water vapor. evaporation

20. The changing of water vapor into liquid that occurs when air cools condensation

21. Water that falls from clouds as rain, hail, sleet, or snow. Precipitation.

22. The formation of ______ is a major part of the water cycle. Clouds

23. Precipitation that falls as frozen raindrops. Sleet

24. Clouds that are thin, wispy, and high altitude Cirrus

25. A cloud at ground level. Fog

26. Form as pieces of ice and are blown up into freezing air at the tops of clouds. Hailstones