Water

Plants use water to

• release as a waste product.

• keep predators away

• make their own food

• attract pollinators

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What causes cold, deep currents to form in the oceans near the poles?

• sinking of dense, cold water with high salinity

• the Coriolis force

• movement of a large mass of warm water across the Pacific

• sinking of cold freshwater from melting icebergs

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Approximately what percentage of Earth’s water is fresh water?

• 97%

• 71%

• 30%

• 3%

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A large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans is called a(n)

• current

• tsunami

• tide

• undertow

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The water in ponds and lakes is

• moving

• deep

• still

• salty

Clay is highly porous. However, clay does not allow water to permeate very easily. Why?

• Clay contains very few pores.

• Clay contains many pores.

• The pores in clay are very large.

• The pores in clay are very small.

Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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A deep canyon in the ocean floor is called a(n)

• abyssal plain

• seamount

• trench

• continental shelf

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The streams and small rivers that feed into a main river are called

• watersheds

• tributaries

• divides

• wetlands

People can obtain groundwater by drilling a well

• above the water table

• into an aquifer

• into an unsaturated zone

• into the impermeable layer

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