Water+Cycle

Water Cycle Pure water is colorless, odorless, and tasteless. Most of the water on Earth, about 97% is salt water. Only 3% is fresh water which we can drink and use to water our plants. Fresh water is found in lakes, ponds, streams, rivers and in the ground. Water is vital for all life on Earth to survive- humans, animals, plants, etc. Where there is water there is life, and where there is little water, life may not survive. Water is being constantly cycled between the atmosphere, the ocean and land. This cycling is a very important process that helps to ensure life on Earth.



Click on the image to navigate to the earthguide.com website to view an interactive animation of the water cycle. Click on the words to the left to animate the diagram.

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This interactive activity that will teach you about the water cycle. You can either click on the Auto feature to see the animation play or click on the signs to view the activity. This activity was originally found at the [|EPA Website].

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This video describes the importance of ground water to all living things.

A special thanks to King County Washington Groundwater Protection Program, @http://www.kingcounty.gov/ for providing the animation above which was produced by Leaping Media through Seattle Public School system. The project was funded by a Splash water quality educational grant from King County with additional support from Water Tenders and City of Renton, Washington.


 * Click here to navigate to your water cycle assignment. **

**Websites with Additional Information about the Water Cycle** [|Round and Round It Goes]- Click on this link to learn more about the water cycle. When you arrive at the page click on the actual diagram to learn about the different parts of the water cycle. [|MBGnet Water Cycle]- A nice website to teach and review the water cycle process. [|KidsZone]- A nice web page to quickly review the water cycle. Water Cycle Vocabulary Words- Click on this link to review som eimportant vocabulary terms regarding the water cycle. [|USGS Water Challenge]- Click on this link to bring you to a fun and eye opening quiz about how much water it takes to produce some everyday items we eat every day. [|Water Treatment Tour]- Click on this link to go on a virtual field trip of a Water Treatment Plant. [|Jefferson Lab Water Cycle Comprehension]- challenge your knowledge of the water cycle to complete this comprehension essay (multiple choice fill-in the blank). [|Water Word Scramble]- Play this interactive game to unscramble 8 words to complete sentences about water. [|Fun Facts Matching Game]- Match amounts of water to the correct everyday water usage item. It will let you know instantly if you have the right answer. [|Question and Answer Game]- A game that asks you to answer 25 questions about water.