Grade 5 Water distribution

​Water Distribution on Earth

​LO: Explain water distribution on earth

​Water distribution

​Water in Oceans is:

1. 3% / 97%

2. Salt / not salt

3. We can drink it/We cannot drink it

​Fresh water:

1. 97% / 3%

2. Salt / not salt

3.We can use it/we cannot use it

​Fresh water is in:

oceans

ice caps

seas

ground water

fresh surface water

Multiple Choice

Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

• 3% freshwater, 97% salt water

• 97% freshwater, 3% salt water

• 71% freshwater, 29% salt water

• 29% freshwater, 71% salt water

Multiple Choice

Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?

• lakes

• glaciers

• oceans

• rivers

Multiple Choice

Most of the Earth's water is in

• salty oceans

• freshwater lakes

• freshwater ponds

• glaciers

Multiple Choice

Approximately _____ percent of Earth's water is freshwater.

• 97

• 1

• 3

• 10

Multiple Choice

The surface of the earth is covered in approximately how much water?

• 3 %

• 50%

• 70%

• 97%

Multiple Choice

Approximately how much of all the water on earth is saltwater?

• 3%

• 60%

• 70%

• 97%

Multiple Choice

Approximately how much of all the water on the earth is frozen?

• 1%

• 2%

• 65%

• 97%

Multiple Choice

Approximately how much of all the water on earth is available to humans for consumption?

• 1% or less

• 3%

• 70%

• 97%

Multiple Choice

How much of the freshwater is considered groundwater?

• 1%

• 2%

• 30%

• 68%

Multiple Choice

MOST freshwater is located where?

• Seas and Oceans

• Oceans and Glaciers

• Glaciers and Groundwater

• Groundwater, Lakes, and Rivers