Water

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/water

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is water made of?Water is made of two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom, written as H2O.
2. Where did Earth's water come from?Most of Earth's water came from comets and asteroids that crashed into the planet long ago, and some may have come from inside Earth.

Hydrogen Bonding: The attractive force between a hydrogen atom of one molecule and an electronegative atom (like oxygen) of another molecule.
Amphoterism: The ability of a substance to act as both an acid and a base, a property water exhibits.
Hydrological Cycle: The continuous circulation of water through evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, and runoff.
Anthropocene: A proposed geological epoch characterized by significant human impact on Earth's geology and ecosystems.