Agua words A to ZAgua words A to Z

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October 28,2011October 28,2011

44thth Grade Discovery Grade Discovery

A-Arctic OceanA-Arctic Ocean

• The Arctic Ocean is The Arctic Ocean is one of four largest one of four largest bodies of water. bodies of water. The coordinates The coordinates are 90 North and 0 are 90 North and 0 East.East.

B-BeachB-Beach

• A beach is land on A beach is land on or around a body of or around a body of water. Beaches are water. Beaches are usually covered usually covered with sand but may with sand but may have dirt.have dirt.

C-CloudC-Cloud

• A Cloud is made up A Cloud is made up of water droplets of water droplets that form when that form when water evaporates water evaporates and condensates. and condensates. Evaporation is a Evaporation is a part of the water part of the water cycle.cycle.

D-dampD-damp

• Damp means Damp means barely wet but with barely wet but with water inside. If you water inside. If you leave you're jacket leave you're jacket out side on a wet out side on a wet day you're jacket day you're jacket may get damp.may get damp.

E-EarthE-Earth

• Earth is filled with Earth is filled with water. Most of water. Most of Earths water is to Earths water is to salty too drink. salty too drink. Most of earths Most of earths fresh water is fresh water is trapped under trapped under ground and in ground and in Glaciers.Glaciers.

F-faucetF-faucet

• A faucet is on A faucet is on showers and sinks. showers and sinks. Faucets spray water Faucets spray water so you can get wet. so you can get wet. When water goes to When water goes to your faucet it your faucet it comes from comes from lakes,streams, and lakes,streams, and rivers.rivers.

G-GasG-Gas

• When water When water evaporates it turns evaporates it turns to a gas. Gas is to a gas. Gas is apart of the water apart of the water cycle. Water boils cycle. Water boils at 100 degrees at 100 degrees Celcius! Celcius!

H-hailH-hail

• Hail is a form of Hail is a form of precipitation. precipitation. Precipitation Precipitation happens when happens when water droplets get water droplets get too heavy and fall. too heavy and fall. There are 4 types of There are 4 types of precipitation. Rain, precipitation. Rain, snow, sleet ,and snow, sleet ,and hail. hail.

i-icei-ice

• Ice is frozen water Ice is frozen water that forms at zero that forms at zero Celcius and 35 Celcius and 35 Ferenheight. Ice Ferenheight. Ice can fall when it can fall when it melts. melts.

J-jellyfishJ-jellyfish

• Jellyfish live in all 4 Jellyfish live in all 4 oceans. They are oceans. They are the Atlantic , Arctic the Atlantic , Arctic , Pacific and Indian. , Pacific and Indian. A jelly fish sting is A jelly fish sting is shocking.shocking.

K-kayakK-kayak

• A kayak is a small A kayak is a small boat that floats boat that floats along rivers and along rivers and streams. When you streams. When you go tubing you may go tubing you may see people see people kayaking!kayaking!

L-liquidL-liquid

• Water is a liquid. A Water is a liquid. A liquid takes the liquid takes the shape of its shape of its container.container.

M-moleculesM-molecules

• Water is full of Water is full of molecules . molecules . Molecules are Molecules are clumped together clumped together in a solid such as in a solid such as ice, crazy in a ice, crazy in a liquid , and liquid , and scattered in a gas.scattered in a gas.

N-NeutralN-Neutral

• Water is a Neutral Water is a Neutral but slightly more but slightly more alkaline. The two alkaline. The two words are acid and words are acid and alkaline. alkaline.

O-oceanO-ocean

• An ocean is earths An ocean is earths largest body of largest body of water. There are water. There are four oceans. They four oceans. They are the Arctic, are the Arctic, Indian, Pacific and Indian, Pacific and Atlantic.Atlantic.

P-plantsP-plants

• Plants drink water Plants drink water to survive. They to survive. They drink it through drink it through their roots.their roots.

Q-quicklyQ-quickly

• Water flows quickly Water flows quickly in rivers. A river is in rivers. A river is a fast moving body a fast moving body of water.of water.

R-riverR-river

• A river is a flowing A river is a flowing body of water. You body of water. You can go tubing on can go tubing on them.them.

S-snowS-snow

• Snow is a form of Snow is a form of frozen water. Snow frozen water. Snow is precipitation. is precipitation. Snow can build up Snow can build up and eventually and eventually form a snow day!form a snow day!

T-treeT-tree

• Trees are a plant. Trees are a plant. Plants drink water Plants drink water through their roots. through their roots. roots help plants roots help plants drink water. Trees drink water. Trees also provide also provide oxygen.oxygen.

U-universeU-universe

• Everything in the Everything in the universe relies on universe relies on water. Everything water. Everything needs water to needs water to survive.survive.

V-vitalV-vital

• Water is vital to Water is vital to survive. You need survive. You need to drink water to to drink water to survive. If you survive. If you don’t drink water don’t drink water you will dehydrate you will dehydrate and die!and die!

W-water sportsW-water sports

• Water sports are Water sports are used as a used as a attraction to lakes. attraction to lakes. Water sports are Water sports are skiing , surfing , skiing , surfing , and swimming.and swimming.

X-X-ray fishX-X-ray fish

• X-ray fish live in X-ray fish live in the deep ocean. the deep ocean. They live in the They live in the Atlantic ocean. The Atlantic ocean. The Atlantic is full of Atlantic is full of salty water.salty water.

Y-youY-you

• You drink water ! You drink water ! You need water to You need water to survive. Water is survive. Water is vital. You will die vital. You will die without water.without water.

Z-zooZ-zoo

• Animals in the zoo Animals in the zoo drink fresh water. drink fresh water. Fresh water isn't Fresh water isn't salty. Salt water salty. Salt water can dehydrate you.can dehydrate you.