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    The document discusses the importance of air and water to living things. It explains that all living things need air to breathe and obtain oxygen, while releasing carbon dioxide. Plants have the opposite process, taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. The document also notes that all living things need water to survive, with plants taking it in through roots and animals drinking it, while both use water to transport nutrients and regulate temperature. Additionally, the document outlines how humans harness wind and water power for energy.

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    Air and Water

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    The document discusses the importance of air and water to living things. It explains that all living things need air to breathe and obtain oxygen, while releasing carbon dioxide. Plants have the opposite process, taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. The document also notes that all living things need water to survive, with plants taking it in through roots and animals drinking it, while both use water to transport nutrients and regulate temperature. Additionally, the document outlines how humans harness wind and water power for energy.

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    The document discusses the importance of air and water to living things. It explains that all living things need air to breathe and obtain oxygen, while releasing carbon dioxide. Plants have the opposite process, taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. The document also notes that all living things need water to survive, with plants taking it in through roots and animals drinking it, while both use water to transport nutrients and regulate temperature. Additionally, the document outlines how humans harness wind and water power for energy.

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    Air and Water

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    Heidi Tieu
    The document discusses the importance of air and water to living things. It explains that all living things need air to breathe and obtain oxygen, while releasing carbon dioxide. Plants have the opposite process, taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. The document also notes that all living things need water to survive, with plants taking it in through roots and animals drinking it, while both use water to transport nutrients and regulate temperature. Additionally, the document outlines how humans harness wind and water power for energy.

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    Both air and water are important substances to humans, animals and plants.

    Let’s explore
    how living things make use of air and water.

    The Use of Air


    Air is important to all living things. All living things need air to survive. As humans, we
    breathe in air, and we also release air when we breathe out. The same thing happens with
    animals and plants. When humans and animals breathe in, they are taking in oxygen.
    When humans and animals breathe out, they breathe out carbon dioxide. Plants, on the
    other hand, do the opposite. They breathe in carbon dioxide. They breathe out oxygen.
    This is why plants, animals and humans are all important to each other.

    The movement of air is known as wind. We can capture wind power using wind turbines.
    These turbines turn wind into energy that we can use for our homes or businesses. Wind
    also helps to move seeds from place to place. Plants that do not have flowers need the
    wind to move their seeds from one plant to another. This is because these plants do not
    attract (or bring in) pollinators. Humans also use air to fly kites, or work sailboats.
    The Use of Water
    Water is also important to all living things. All living things need water to survive.
    Plants take in water through their roots. The water helps to move nutrients
    throughout the plant. Without water, plants would wilt or die. Humans and animals
    drink water. Animals might use their tongues to drink water, but humans drink
    water out of water bottles or glasses. Water helps to move nutrients throughout
    the body of animals and humans. Water also helps to control the body
    temperature of some animals and humans. Without water, all living things would
    die.

    We use water for other purposes as well. Just like with air, we can take the
    movement of water and turn it into hydroelectric energy. This energy uses the
    flowing movement of water (often where a waterfall is) to create energy. We also
    use water to wash our hands, wash our cars, take showers, cook and for
    transportation.
    Air Water

    Circle the characteristics of air in blue and the characteristics of water in red.

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