Learning About Water

Ice Facts

1. Two of the coldest places on earth are the north and south pole.
   
2. Ice is found as glaciers and ice caps at high altitudes. 
   
3. Ice is found on or below the seas as ice shelfs or icebergs.
   
4. Ice covers the mountains in the Cryosphere all year long.
   
5. It is very snowy and icy in the Arctics. 
   
6. Melting causes the size of an iceberg to change.
   
7. In the winter time the trees and the leaves get frosted. 
   
8. Sometimes at fancy places you see an ice sculpture that's made of ice too.
   
9. Erosion is the process when a piece of earths surface moves from one place to another.
   
10. An avalanche happens when when a great amount of snow or ice moves down a hill or mountain quickly.
    
11. The Arctic and Antarctic regions are part of the Cryosphere.
    
12. The Cryosphere refers to the part of earth where water is found year round as ice or snow.
    
13. Permafrost is a place where glaciers, sea ice, freshwater, and frozen ground is found.
    
14. The two poles (north and south) are each at the bottom and at the top of the earth.
    

The Water Cycle

1. Earth's water fractions are... salt water is 97% frozen fresh water is 2% usable fresh water is 1% 
2. Scientists can study blocks of ice to learn the about the climate. 
3. plants use water to be able to grow and not die.
4. Water comes in many forms like rain, ice sculptures, snow, and steam.
5. Water is used to grow almost everything you eat.
6. Clouds are made of water vapor.
7. raindrops called virga never touch the ground
8. the ocean stores 97% of the earths water.
9. the river is fed by snowmelt.
10. All rivers flow downhill to the ocean.