Distribution of Water on Earth

What type of water is found in the ocean?

• Freshwater

• Saltwater

• Solid Water

• Water Vapor

What type of water is found in lakes and rivers?

• Freshwater

• Saltwater

• Solid Water

• Water Vapor

Approximately how much of Earth is covered in water?

• 99%

• 80%

• 15%

• 70%

How much of Earth's water is saltwater?

• 10%

• 75%

• 97%

• 3%

Only 3% of Earth's water is freshwater but most of that isn't available for use by humans. How much is available?

• 3%

• 2%

• 1%

• None of it.

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How come humans can't access all of the freshwater on Earth?

• Some of it is saltwater.

• Most of it is frozen in glaciers and ice caps.

• Most of it is in the clouds.

• Humans have unlimited access to freshwater.

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The spreading out of water across the world is called water _____________. 

• distribution 
• problems
• issues
• discontinuity Option 4 (optional)

The majority of the water in the world is stored in _______. 

• oceans
• the atmsosphere
• the ground
• rivers

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There are ___ different kinds of water on Earth. 

• 2
• 5
• 3
• 7

Water that is drinkable is called

• freshwater
• salt water
• okay water
• good water