Water in the Environment:
- erosion
- lakes
- ponds
- oceans
- rivers
- streams
- watersheds
- wetlands
Biosphere Cycles:
- carbon cycle
- nitrogen cycle
- oxygen cycle
- water cycle
Special Properties of Water:
- capillary action
- hydrogen bonding
- ice expands
- surface tension
- tendency for things to dissolve
- viscosity
Water Pollution:
Water Resources Industry/Man-Made Water Systems:
- aquariums
- aqueducts
- backyard ponds
- bottling plants for bottled water
- bottling plants for distilled water
- drinking water filtration
- Diamond Valley Lake
- fish tanks
- reservoirs
- swimming pools
- wastewater treatment
- water distribution system
- wells
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Climate & Weather:
- dew
- frost
- ice
- mist/fog
- rain
- snow
- vapor
Physics of Water:
- general forces of fluids
- density hydraulics
- floating and sinking
- pressure
- rainbows
- rate of flow
- reflection from above water
- refraction-passage of light through water
- water and sound-which travels faster/farther
Water Purity and Water Quality
Things that Dissolve in Water:
- chlorine
- copper and iron
- nitrogen
- organic matter
- oxygen
- hardness
- pH
Water and Life:
- animals
- humans
- micro-organisms
- plants
Water Conservation:
- brush teeth and turn off faucet
- buckets in shower
- full load of dishes and laundry
- low-flow faucets and toilets
- shorter showers
- sweep driveway with broom
- xeriscape-water-saving garden
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