Water on Earth: Salt Water and Fresh Water
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This printable earth science worksheet introduces students to water distribution on Earth. Students learn where salt water and fresh water are found, complete a chart showing water sources, and use a visual bucket activity to understand that roughly 97% of Earth's water is salt water. Useful for elementary science units on oceans, water cycles, and Earth systems, or as homework or classwork to reinforce vocabulary like glacier, ice cap, and surface.
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- Glacier : a very large body of ice Ice caps : very large areas of ice at the North and South poles Surface : the top layer of something
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