Water: An Earth System
- ISBN-10
- 1039644775
- ISBN-13
- 9781039644779
- Pages
- 24
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022-01-17
- Publisher
- Crabtree Seedlings
- Author
- Julie K Lundgren
Description
Hurricanes form over warm ocean water. Liquid water becomes a gas or a solid, and then becomes a liquid again. Pollution and climate change affect water habitats. Incredible changes to water are happening all the time, yet the amount of water on Earth remains the same as it ever was!
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