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Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - view from bridge
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - view from bridge
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - view from bridge
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - view from bridge

Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - view from bridge

Slush in Yellowstone River at Billings required old-school AA meter
Slush in Yellowstone River at Billings required old-school AA meter
Slush in Yellowstone River at Billings required old-school AA meter
Slush in Yellowstone River at Billings required old-school AA meter

Slush in Yellowstone River at Billings required old-school AA meter rather than ADCP which is typically used at this site.

Slush in Yellowstone River at Billings required old-school AA meter rather than ADCP which is typically used at this site.

USGS hydrographer collecting a suspended-sediment water sample from the highly turbid Little Colorado River in the Grand Canyon.
USGS hydrographer collecting a suspended-sediment water sample.
USGS hydrographer collecting a suspended-sediment water sample.
USGS hydrographer collecting a suspended-sediment water sample.

Suspended-Sediment Sampling and Turbidity

Cykl Hydrologiczny dla Szkół, The Water Cycle for Schools, Polish
Cykl Hydrologiczny dla Szkół, The Water Cycle for Schools, Polish
Cykl Hydrologiczny dla Szkół, The Water Cycle for Schools, Polish
Cykl Hydrologiczny dla Szkół, The Water Cycle for Schools, Polish

Cykl Hydrologiczny dla Szkół

Autorem cyklu hydrologicznego dla szkół jest Służba geologiczna Stanów Zjednoczonych (USGS) i Organizacja Narodów Zjednoczonych do spraw Wyżywienia i Rolnictwa (FAO).

Czym jest cykl hydrologiczny?

Cykl Hydrologiczny dla Szkół

Autorem cyklu hydrologicznego dla szkół jest Służba geologiczna Stanów Zjednoczonych (USGS) i Organizacja Narodów Zjednoczonych do spraw Wyżywienia i Rolnictwa (FAO).

Czym jest cykl hydrologiczny?

 El Ciclo del Agua Para Niños, The Water Cycle for Schools, Spanish
El Ciclo del Agua Para Niños, The Water Cycle for Schools, Spanish
El Ciclo del Agua Para Niños, The Water Cycle for Schools, Spanish
El Ciclo del Agua Para Niños, The Water Cycle for Schools, Spanish

El Ciclo del Agua Para Niños

El Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos (USGS por sus siglas en inglés) y la Organización de Alimento y Agricultura de las Naciones Unidas (FAO) han colaborado en la creación de un diagrama sobre el ciclo del agua para niños de las escuelas elementales e intermedias.

El Ciclo del Agua

El Ciclo del Agua Para Niños

El Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos (USGS por sus siglas en inglés) y la Organización de Alimento y Agricultura de las Naciones Unidas (FAO) han colaborado en la creación de un diagrama sobre el ciclo del agua para niños de las escuelas elementales e intermedias.

El Ciclo del Agua

Goose wearing a GPS collar around its neck flies over water
Flying goose wearing a GPS collar
Flying goose wearing a GPS collar
Flying goose wearing a GPS collar

Goose wearing a GPS collar around its neck flies over water

Goose wearing a GPS collar around its neck flies over water

Goose wearing a GPS collar around its neck flies over water
Goose wearing a GPS collar around its neck flies over water
Goose wearing a GPS collar around its neck flies over water
Goose wearing a GPS collar around its neck flies over water

Goose wearing a GPS collar around its neck flies over water

Kitaran Air Untuk Kanak-Kanak, The Water Cycle for Schools, Malay
Kitaran Air Untuk Kanak-Kanak, The Water Cycle for Schools, Malay
Kitaran Air Untuk Kanak-Kanak, The Water Cycle for Schools, Malay
Kitaran Air Untuk Kanak-Kanak, The Water Cycle for Schools, Malay

Kitaran Air Untuk Kanak-Kanak

Apakah kitaran air?

O Ciclo d'água para Crianças, The Water Cycle for Schools, Portuguese
O Ciclo d'água para Crianças, The Water Cycle for Schools, Portuguese
O Ciclo d'água para Crianças, The Water Cycle for Schools, Portuguese
O Ciclo d'água para Crianças, The Water Cycle for Schools, Portuguese

O Ciclo d'água para Crianças

Ozark Spring - a perennial spring in Phelps County, MO
Ozark Spring - a perennial spring in Phelps County, Missouri
Ozark Spring - a perennial spring in Phelps County, Missouri
Ozark Spring - a perennial spring in Phelps County, Missouri

Ozark Spring is a perennial spring in northern Phelps County, Missouri. It generates a rill that flows into Spring Creek which flows into the Gasconade River. It provides year-round water to livestock in the area.

Ozark Spring is a perennial spring in northern Phelps County, Missouri. It generates a rill that flows into Spring Creek which flows into the Gasconade River. It provides year-round water to livestock in the area.

Vattnets Kretslopp för Skolo, The Water Cycle for Schools, Swedish
Vattnets Kretslopp för Skolo, The Water Cycle for Schools, Swedish
Vattnets Kretslopp för Skolo, The Water Cycle for Schools, Swedish
Vattnets Kretslopp för Skolo, The Water Cycle for Schools, Swedish

Vattnets Kretslopp för Skolo

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) och FNs livsmedels- och jordbruksorganisation (FAO) har skapat ett flödeschema av vattnets kretslopp för att användas i skolan.

Vad är vattencykeln?

Vattnets Kretslopp för Skolo

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) och FNs livsmedels- och jordbruksorganisation (FAO) har skapat ett flödeschema av vattnets kretslopp för att användas i skolan.

Vad är vattencykeln?

Водени циклус за школе, The Water Cycle for Schools, Serbian
Водени циклус за школе, The Water Cycle for Schools, Serbian
Водени циклус за школе, The Water Cycle for Schools, Serbian
Водени циклус за школе, The Water Cycle for Schools, Serbian

Водени циклус за школе

Амерички Геолошки институт (USGS) и Организација Уједињених народа за храну и пољопривреду (FAO) је креирао дијаграм воденог циклуса за школе

Превод: Јасмина Јерковић, Нада Симин Милошевић ОШ“Ђура Јакшић“ Каћ, Србија

Водени циклус за школе

Амерички Геолошки институт (USGS) и Организација Уједињених народа за храну и пољопривреду (FAO) је креирао дијаграм воденог циклуса за школе

Превод: Јасмина Јерковић, Нада Симин Милошевић ОШ“Ђура Јакшић“ Каћ, Србија

Гардиши об барой кӯдакон - The Water Cycle for Kids, Tajik
Гардиши об барой кӯдакон - The Water Cycle for Kids, Tajik
Гардиши об барой кӯдакон - The Water Cycle for Kids, Tajik
Гардиши об барой кӯдакон - The Water Cycle for Kids, Tajik

Гардиши об барой кӯдакон - The Water Cycle for Kids, Tajik

Диаграммаи гардиши об дар табиатро барои мактаббачагон Ташкилоти Тадқиқоти геологии ШМА (USGS) ва Ташкилоти Ғизо ва Кишоварзии Созмони Милали Муттаҳид (FAO) тартиб додаанд.

Гардиши об барой кӯдакон - The Water Cycle for Kids, Tajik

Диаграммаи гардиши об дар табиатро барои мактаббачагон Ташкилоти Тадқиқоти геологии ШМА (USGS) ва Ташкилоти Ғизо ва Кишоварзии Созмони Милали Муттаҳид (FAO) тартиб додаанд.

Усны эргэлтийн тухай сургуулиудад, Water Cycle for Schools, Mongolian
Усны эргэлтийн тухай сургуулиудад, Water Cycle for Schools, Mongolian
Усны эргэлтийн тухай сургуулиудад, Water Cycle for Schools, Mongolian
Усны эргэлтийн тухай сургуулиудад, Water Cycle for Schools, Mongolian

Усны эргэлтийн тухай сургуулиудад

АНУ-ын Геологийн хүрээлэн болон НҮБ-ын Хүнс, хөдөө аж ахуйн байгууллагаас сургуулиудад зориулан энэхүү усны эргэлтийн тайлбарт зургийг бэлтгэв.

Усны эргэлтийн тухай сургуулиудад

АНУ-ын Геологийн хүрээлэн болон НҮБ-ын Хүнс, хөдөө аж ахуйн байгууллагаас сургуулиудад зориулан энэхүү усны эргэлтийн тайлбарт зургийг бэлтгэв.

دورة المياه - The Water Cycle, Arabic
دورة المياه - The Water Cycle, Arabic
دورة المياه - The Water Cycle, Arabic
دورة المياه - The Water Cycle, Arabic

ما هي دورة الماء؟ أستطيع أن أجيب على ذلك بكل سهولة – إنها "أنا" في كل مكان! إن دورة الماء تصف وجود وحركة المياه على الأرض وداخلها وفوقها. وتتحرك مياه الأرض دائما، وتتغير أشكالها بإستمرار، من سائل إلى بخار، ثم إلى جليد، ومرة أخرى إلى سائل.

ما هي دورة الماء؟ أستطيع أن أجيب على ذلك بكل سهولة – إنها "أنا" في كل مكان! إن دورة الماء تصف وجود وحركة المياه على الأرض وداخلها وفوقها. وتتحرك مياه الأرض دائما، وتتغير أشكالها بإستمرار، من سائل إلى بخار، ثم إلى جليد، ومرة أخرى إلى سائل.

Asian carp removal in Missouri
Asian Carp Removal in Missouri
Asian Carp Removal in Missouri
Asian Carp Removal in Missouri

In 2018, USGS and partners completed an incredible feat against a harmful aquatic invasive species when over 240,000 pounds of invasive Silver Carp and Bighead Carp were removed from Creve Coeur Lake in Maryland Heights, Missouri.

In 2018, USGS and partners completed an incredible feat against a harmful aquatic invasive species when over 240,000 pounds of invasive Silver Carp and Bighead Carp were removed from Creve Coeur Lake in Maryland Heights, Missouri.

Yellow Creek at Knox, IN - high water
Yellow Creek at Knox, IN - high water
Yellow Creek at Knox, IN - high water
Yellow Creek at Knox, IN - high water

Yellow Creek at Knox, IN - high water

Yellow River at Knox, IN - ADCP measurement
Yellow River at Knox, IN - ADCP measurement
Yellow River at Knox, IN - ADCP measurement
Yellow River at Knox, IN - ADCP measurement

Yellow River at Knox, IN - ADCP measurement

Yellow River at Knox, IN - high water
Yellow River at Knox, IN - high water
Yellow River at Knox, IN - high water
Yellow River at Knox, IN - high water

Yellow River at Knox, IN - high water

Az Iskolák Vízciklusa - The Water Cycle for Schools, Hungarian
Az Iskolák Vízciklusa - The Water Cycle for Schools, Hungarian
Az Iskolák Vízciklusa - The Water Cycle for Schools, Hungarian
Az Iskolák Vízciklusa - The Water Cycle for Schools, Hungarian

A Víz Körforgása gyerekek rész, The Water Cycle for Schools, Hungarian

Çocuklar için Su Döngüsü - The Water Cycle for Schools, Turkish
Çocuklar için Su Döngüsü - The Water Cycle for Schools, Turkish
Çocuklar için Su Döngüsü - The Water Cycle for Schools, Turkish