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Earth's Water Systems

5th Grade · Science · Easy · about 10 minutes

5-ESS2-2 | Earth's Water Systems - Easy level

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Standards referenced

• 5-ESS2-1 — Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
• 5-ESS2-2 — Describe and graph the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.

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