Unit 5 Water Vocabulary

Unit 5 of the Second Edition of the National Geographic Foundations Curriculum

Sky

The __________ is the space above you when you are outside; it has the sun, the moon and the stars.

To Fall

When something ____________, it goes down to the ground.

Rain

__________ is the water that falls from the clouds in the sky.

Snow

____________ is soft, frozen, white bits of water that fall from the sky when it’s cold outside.

Mountain

A __________________ is a very big hill. Sometimes the top is covered in snow.

Cloud

A ______________ is a white or gray object in the sky that has water and can make rain.

Ground

The _____________ is the surface of the Earth. You stand and walk on the ground.

Salt water

____ _____ is water that has salt; ocean water is salt water.

Fresh Water

_______ _______ is water that doesn't have salt. It's found in rivers, lakes, and other small bodies of water.

River

A ____________ is a long, narrow body of water that passes through land and ends in an ocean or lake.

Melt

When something __________ , it changes from a solid to a liquid because of heat.

Underground

When something is ___________ , it is below the surface of the Earth.

Lake

A ___________ is a large body of fresh water that's surrounded by land.

Clean

When someone or something is __________, they don't have any dirt or marks on them.

Dirty

When someone or something is ________, they are not clean.

Safe

When someone or something is ______, they are not in any danger or they are not dangerous.

Unsafe

When someone or something is __________, they're in danger and may be dangerous.