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WATER ON EARTH
Syllabus reference 8.4.1
1

Classify each of the following statements as true or false. For the statements that are false rewrite
them so they are true.
a

Most of the water on Earth is found in the oceans.

The atmosphere does not contain any water because it is made up of gases.

Water is the only substance which exists naturally in three states simultaneously.

Water contracts (gets smaller) when it freezes.

More things can be dissolved in oil than in water.

Condensation is water coming out of the air.

A solution is made up of a solute and a solvent.

The substance which dissolves is called the solvent.

All living things need water to survive.

Water bodies show greater temperature fluctuations than land or air.

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MODULE 3 WS 2

Complete the following table comparing the state, percentage and distribution of water on Earth.
ZONE OF THE EARTH

STATE (SOLID, LQUID, GAS)

% OF THE ZONE

Atmosphere
>95% in oceans
Also in polar icecaps, lakes
and rivers
Liquid as ground water
Biosphere (living matter)

List three processes in which water plays a major role in living things.

Give one advantage of water as a habitat compared with land.

What role does water play in changing the surface of the Earth?

Apart from drinking and washing, list four ways in which humans use water.

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