Water Is Everywhere

Water Is Everywhere exercise

• Determine why Earth is called "The Blue Planet."

  Hints

  Look at this map of the Earth. The light blue is water and the light green is land.

  Earth is mostly made of water.

  Solution

  Earth is called "The Blue Planet", because water is everywhere! Our planet, along with the plants and animals that live on it, are all mostly made of water.

• Locate the living creatures in the ocean habitat.

  Hints

  Don't just look for animals. Remember, plants are living things, too!

  You should be able to find seven types of living creatures (both plants and animals) that depend on the salt water for life.

  Solution

  As you can see, there are so many living creatures that need the salt water in the oceans and seas to survive! Can you think of any other animals that live in the salt water? What animals would you see in the ocean at the beach?

• Describe how plants and animals are made of water.

  Hints

  Many living things on Earth are made mostly of water, such as plants, animals, and humans.

  Look at the image from the video. Which has more water making up a percentage of its body: the human or the plant?

  Solution

  Water is truly everywhere! Plants and animals, including humans, are mostly made of water. Humans are almost 70% water. Some plants are almost 90% water. That's a lot of water!

• Categorize how water should and should not be used.

  Hints

  When water is polluted, it has garbage such as plastic and glass in it. This water would not be good for living creatures to use!

  Humans drink water, but we also use it in many other ways. Do you see 3 positive ways humans use water in the pictures?

  Solution

  There are many good ways that humans use water, such as:

  • Bathing and washing dishes
  • Moving things on large boats all around the world
  • Swimming and relaxing on lakes, rivers, and oceans

  Humans are harming the water by creating pollution! This happens when trash is thrown into the water. We can help by cleaning up the pollution and working to make less trash in the future by recycling.

• Explain why we need water.

  Hints

  All plants and animals need water to survive.

  Humans need to drink water every day to stay alive and healthy.

  Solution

  Water is very important because we need it for life on Earth. Without water, living creatures such as plants, animals, and humans, could not exist. Thank goodness for water!

• Explain how water helps to shape the land on Earth.

  Hints

  Look at the water crashing on the beach. Many years ago, there were more rocks and less sand. How do you think all of that sand got there?

  Over time, as the river flows, it carves out this shape in the land with two steep sides.

  Glaciers are frozen ice water. As they move, they break rocks and move land.

  Water erosion also happens below the ground! Caves are formed by water flowing in the same underground space over a long period of time.

  Solution

  Water is a powerful resource on Earth that actually shapes the land. Here are four examples:

  1. Water that moves through rivers creates valleys.
  2. Water frozen in glaciers moves masses of Earth.
  3. Water in the ocean turns rocks into sand over millions of years.
  4. Water moving through the same underground space forms caves over a long period of time.