Water Cycle Gizmo Questions and Answers Graded A+

Water Cycle Gizmo Questions and Answers Graded A+ What percentage of Earth's water can be found in soil? .005% What percentage of Earth's water is stored in snow and ice? 1.9% What percentage of Earth's fresh water is stored in ice and snow? 68.7% What percentage of Earth's water is found in lakes? .009% Plants releasing water vapor from their leaves. transpiration What human activity uses the most water worldwide? Agriculture 70% What human activity uses the most water in the United States? Industry 59% What organisms break down chemical wastes in a treatment plant? Bacteria Stores water in the ground aquifer A body of water (often a lake) that stores water for human use. reservoir Ocean to Atmosphere evaporation Atmosphere to Cloud condensation Glacier to River melting Cloud to Soil precipatation Cloud to Snow freezing Ocean to Clouds Evaporation & Condensation Cloud to Glacier Precipatation & Freezing Reason for shortages of water around the world. 97% is salt water, glaciers and ice caps hold most fresh water, Only 1% of water is available for human use, Dry climates do