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March 1994
 
Ground Water Youth Guide
 
 
North Dakota State University Extension Service
Fargo, ND
 
 
 
 FORMS OF WATER
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Many things change form.
 
 
What do you think of when we say that an
 
 EGG changes to a  Bird
 Turtle
 
 TADPOLE changes to a Frog
 
 CATERPILLAR changes to a Butterfly
 
 WATER changes to a Liquid
 
 Solid
 
 Gas
 
 
What is the most common form that you see water?
 
 LIQUID
 
 
Why is that? Because WE...
 
 Drink it
 
 Swim in it
 
 Go fishing in it
 
 Take baths in it
 
 Wash dishes in it
 
 Water our gardens with it
 
Rain is the most common form of water that we see around us when we
are outside in the spring, summer and fall.Then what happens to the
water in the winter?
 
 
It turns to a solid. Which solid form of water do you like?
 
 SNOW
 
 ICE 
 
Snow is a lot of fun to play in.What are some of the fun activities
that you have done in it? Like skiing, sledding,making a snowman or
forts, or playing games.
 
 
What do you think of when you think of ice in North Dakota?
 
Do you think of ice skating, ice fishing, or slippery roads to drive
on? Hail is ice that we may see in the summer.When it falls from the
sky, it may damage our homes and crops.
 
 
What form of WATER can't be seen?
 
 WATER VAPOR
 
Why is that? Water molecules are very small and moving very fast.
When many water molecules bump into each other, they become a water
droplet.Very small droplets stay in the air as clouds or fog. When
small droplets bump into each other, they form large water droplets
that fall from the sky as rain.
 
Do we need all three forms of WATER?
 
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Agriculture Extension Service, under project numbr 89-EWQI-1-9006 and
the Nort Dakota State University Extension Service.
 
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