Water+4th+grade

WATER About two thirds of our planet is covered in water!

 Water is everywhere on Earth. About seventy percent of the surface of the Erth is covered by water. If you were an alien visiting the planet, you would see a giant blue sphere from space

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= = Water can be found in many different locations and forms:
 * seas, lakes and rivers; rain, snow and water vapour. **

= = There are many more, and they all move around our planet in a water cycle.
 * ** locations ** || [[image:sea.jpe]] || [[image:lake.jpe]] || [[image:river.jpe]] ||
 * ** forms ** || [[image:rain.jpe]] || [[image:snow.jpe]] || [[image:vapour.jpe]] ||

Learn more about the water cycle
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= = = Seawater is very salty. The reason for this is that, over millions of years, rainwater has washed the salt from rocks and carried it into the sea. =
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 * [[image:watercycle.gif width="289" height="227"]] || [[image:pekewiki-loja/por-qu-el-mar-es-salado-3-728.jpg width="290" height="216"]] ||  ||

= = = = = Fresh water is not salty, which means humans can drink it. A supply of fresh water is very important for a healthy lifestyle – but many people, throughout the world, do not have easy access to it. =

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