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Water From Six Places is a free printable Grade 2 science worksheet on describing water from different places by its color and clarity, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 2-PS1-1. It prints 7 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Water From Six Places

2-PS1-1

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Read the record, then answer the questions.

1.Read the record, then answer the questions.

Water From Six Places

Jars of water the class collected from six places, each held up against a white card. WHAT EACH JAR LOOKED LIKE Tap ............ clear, no color Rain barrel .... clear, a few bits floating Stream ......... clear, a little brown Pond ........... green and cloudy Puddle ......... brown and cloudy; mud sank to the bottom after an hour Sea ............ clear, a little gray; a drop left salt when it dried Nobody drank any of the water.

  1. 1. Which jars were clear?
  2. 2. What claim do these jars support?
  3. 3. What would the puddle water look like after a day of standing still?
  4. 4. What do these jars not tell you?
2.Where on Earth is most of the water found?
  • A.In the oceans
  • B.In faucets
  • C.In puddles
3.Why might a river look brown after a storm?
  • A.The fish have turned it brown
  • B.Rain has washed mud into it
  • C.Storms paint rivers
4.Why might pond water look green?
  • A.The pond is made of grass
  • B.Frogs make it green
  • C.Tiny green plants called algae are growing in it
5.How could you make cloudy puddle water clearer?
  • A.Add more mud
  • B.Leave it to stand so the mud sinks, then pour off the top
  • C.Shake it hard
6.Which of these is natural water?
  • A.A mountain stream
  • B.A glass of milk
  • C.A bottle of juice
7.Water from a stream looks clear. Is it safe to drink?
  • A.Yes, if it is cold
  • B.Yes, clear water is always safe
  • C.Not without cleaning, because clear water can still carry germs

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Answer key — Water From Six Places

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The tap, the rain barrel, the stream and the sea. 2. Water from different places can look different in color and in how clear it is. 3. Clearer, because more of the mud would sink to the bottom. 4. They do not tell you whether any of the water is safe to drink.
  2. 2.In the oceans
  3. 3.Rain has washed mud into it
  4. 4.Tiny green plants called algae are growing in it
  5. 5.Leave it to stand so the mud sinks, then pour off the top
  6. 6.A mountain stream
  7. 7.Not without cleaning, because clear water can still carry germs

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 2-PS1-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.