Pre-Assessment Water

The Earth’s surface is cover with ___________ % of water. 

• 17%
• 97%
• 71%
• 3%

Where is most of the water found on Earth?

• The Seas
• Rivers
• Ocean
• Streams

What  _____% of salt water is on Earth?

• 97%
• 3%
• 71%
• 17%

_______________ is the amount of dissolved salt and other solids in a given amount of liquid. 

• Groundwater
• Evaporation
• Ocean
• Salinity

What is the fresh water that is trapped between layers of rock underground 

• River
• Glacier
• Lake
• Groundwater

Where is most of the freshwater on Earth located? 

• In the oceans
• In polar ice caps and glaciers
• In rivers, streams, and lakes
• Under the ground

What  _____% of fresh water is on Earth? 

• 97%
• 3%
• 17%
• 71%

What is the process that changes that changes a gas into a liquid?  

• Transpiration
• Precipitation
• Runoff
• Condensation

Which of the following forms on the ocean floor where parts of Earth’s crust pull apart?  

• Rift valley
• Seamounts
• The continental slope
• The continental shelf

What happens when moist air near Earth’s surface is cooled?  

• Water vapor rises up into the atmosphere
• Water vapor in the air changes to ice and falls to Earth as snow.
• Water vapor condenses, forming fog.