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• Groundwater - water
that fills the cracks
and spaces in
underground soil and
rock layers .
• Far more fresh water
is located
underground than in
all Earth’s rivers and
lakes.
II. The Water Cycle
• Precipitation - water
that falls to Earth as
rain, snow, hail, or
sleet.
Precipitation occurs
when water droplets
in a cloud grow larger
and larger. They
become so heavy that
they fall to Earth.
• Most water falls in the ocean which may
stay there for many years.
• Some water falls on land & evaporates
immediately.
• Some water runs off into rivers and lakes.
• Some water trickles down into the ground.
• Precipitation is the source of all fresh
water on and below Earth’s surface.
• The water cycle renews the usable supply
of fresh water on Earth.
• The total amount of water on Earth has
remained fairly constant and balanced.
How Do People Use Water?
Icebergs
• P. 376 in text
• Titanic movie clip
Icebergs
• Titanic movie clip
• Glaciers move over land
and when they hit water
they become an iceberg.
• 10,000 form every year
from Greenland.
• Only about 10 percent of
an iceberg is visible.
• 90% of an iceberg lies
below the surface.
Iceberg