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Why is the Earth often called a water planet?
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Because most of the Earth is covered in water
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Name some places where you find water.
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Atmosphere, icecaps, glaciers, oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater
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How is Earth's atmosphere part of the hydrosphere?
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The atmosphere is where water gases are and the hydroshere includes all of Earth's water in every form
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What is the second most abundant form of water on Earth?
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Ice
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Compare surface water and groundwater
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Surface water is collected on the Earth's surface
Groundwater is collected underground
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In which place - desert or rainforest - would the water table be further underground?
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The water table is the upper level of water underground. The desert water would be down deep underground because of evaporation. The rainforest would have water that's close to the ground, so the water table for the rainforest would be higher
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In which season might the wate table be further underground - during a dry summer or during a rainy spring
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The water table would be higher during a rainy spring than a dry summer because there would be more evaporation during a dry summer than a rainy spring
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