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– Science Notes – Term 2


Name: Grade: 5
Subject: Science Topic: Water Distribution on Earth (Unit 3 - Lesson 1)
Teacher: D. Sami DHAOUI

 Water on Earth
 Water covers 70% of Earth's surface.
 All living things need water in the form of fresh water.
 The percentage of fresh water out of the total water on Earth is only about 3% !
 The total salt water is almost 97%.
 The water found on Earth makes up the hydrosphere.
 We cannot drink salt water or use it to grow crops. For those activities, we need fresh water.
 Most of this fresh water is frozen in the form of permanent snow cover, glaciers, and ice caps.

 Freshwater Sources
 There are three main sources of usable fresh water:

Groundwater Running Water Standing Water


Aquifers Streams Reservoirs
Wells Rivers


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 Review:
1. All water on Earth is recycled through
A. the water cycle 
B. pockets of nitrogen
C. exhaled gases
D. dead plant and animal matter
2. True or False The hydrosphere covers about 70% of Earth's
surface?
 True
3. About ……………. of the world's water is salty ocean water. 
A. 12 percent
B. 43 percent
C. 47 percent
D. 97 percent 

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