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Source of Water
- Groundwater
- Def: Water that
fills in the cracks
and spaces in the
underground soil
and rocky layers
- Characteristics:
- More fresh
water is found
underground
than in Earths
Rivers and Lakes
- When it rains or
snows, most water
than doesent
evaporate soaks
into the ground
- More fresh
water is found
underground
than in Earths
Rivers and Lakes
- Characteristics:
- Def: Water that
fills in the cracks
and spaces in the
underground soil
and rocky layers
- Oceans
- Def: the vast body of
salt water that covers
almost three fourths
of earths surface
- Characteristics
- There are 5 oceans in
total:Pacific, Atlantic,
Indian, Southern and
Artic. (PAISA)
- The Pacific Ocean is
the largest, covering
an area greater than
all land in Earth
- There are 5 oceans in
total:Pacific, Atlantic,
Indian, Southern and
Artic. (PAISA)
- Characteristics
- Def: the vast body of
salt water that covers
almost three fourths
of earths surface
- ice
- Def: the solid form
of water, produced
by freezing.
- Characteristics
- Much of Earths
fresh water is
frozen into
sheets of ice
- Masive ice sheets
cover most of
Greenland and
Antartida
- Much of Earths
fresh water is
frozen into
sheets of ice
- Characteristics
- Def: the solid form
of water, produced
by freezing.
- Rivers
- Def: A natural
stream of water of
fairly large size
flowing in a definite
course.
- Def: A natural
stream of water of
fairly large size
flowing in a definite
course.
- Lakes
- Def: a body of fresh
water of considerable
size, sorrounded by
land.
- Characteristics
- North America five
Great Lakes contain
about 20% of all
Earths lakes.
- Some are formed
by humans and
some by natural
causes.
- North America five
Great Lakes contain
about 20% of all
Earths lakes.
- Characteristics
- Def: a body of fresh
water of considerable
size, sorrounded by
land.
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