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Hint
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Answer
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__% of the surface of the earth is covered in water
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66
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how much of water is salt water
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97%
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how much is freshwater
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3%
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most freshwater is unusable because it is...
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frozen
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water exists in these three states
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solid liquid gas
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water vapor is released from plants via
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transpiration
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most water vapor is made because of this process
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evaporation
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evaporation can happen to water found in...
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soil
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ice is transformed from a solid to a gas via this process
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sublimation
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sublimation, evaporation, and deposition all produce...
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water vapor
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when enough water vapor gathers together to make a droplet, it is called...
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condensation
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when liquid water gathers together in the atmosphere, it forms...
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clouds
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when clouds release water, it is called...
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precipitation
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the four types of rain include rain, snow, ____, and hail
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sleet
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when there is too much water on land, it will...
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runoff
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water _______s through the soil where it will be captured by plant roots
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percolate
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if there are no roots to capture water, the water will carry vital _______ down and away from the top layers of soil
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nutrients
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the top soil may get so dry that most of it will ____ away.
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blow
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underground water reservoirs that make wells for drinking water possible
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aquifers
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the process that changes water from a liquid to a solid
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freezing
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the process that turns water vapor directly into ice
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deposition
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the process that changes water from a solid to a liquid
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melting
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global warming causes the melting of the...
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ice caps
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global warming decreases the ____ content of the ocean
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salt
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global warming increases the ___________ of the ocean
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temperature
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due to global warming, more ________ is absorbed by the ocean water, which adds to the cycle of global warming
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sunlight
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climate change affects the amount of ____ that falls to earth
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rain
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too much rain and you have a...
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flood
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too little rain and you have a...
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drought
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