5th Grade Earths Water Systems

A large sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land:

• Iceberg
• Tsunami
• Ice Cap

• Glacier

Water stored in the cracks and spaces between particles of soil and underground rocks:

• Surface water
• Rainwater
• Groundwater
• Drinking water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A covering of ice over a large area such as in the polar regions:

• Ice caps

• Ice sheet
• Glacier
• Iceberg

An artificial lake built for storage of water:

• river
• pond
• reservoir
• ocean

The process of water being stored on Earth's surface in the ground or as a water feature:

• Precipitation
• Condensation
• Storage

• Evaporation

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NGSS.5-ESS2-2

A sometimes harmful rapid increase in the amount of algae found in water:

• Algae surge

• Algae bloom

• Algae explosion

• Algae outbreak

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Harmful rain caused by the burning of fossil fuels:

• toxic rain
• polluted rain
• dangerous rain
• acid rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The act of saving, protecting, or using resources wisely:

• wasting
• destroying
• conservation
• neglecting

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock:

• deposition
• weathering
• sedimentation
• erosion

The process of weathered rock moving from one place to another:

• erosion
• deposition
• transportation
• weathering