Hydrosphere

What do we use water for the most? 

• mining
• agriculture
• drinking water
• transportation

An area of land that drains into a body of water.

• mouth
• point-source pollution
• watershed
• headwaters

How much of the earth's water is freshwater?

• 50 %
• 3 %
• 97 %
• 93 %

Why is MOST of the freshwater on Earth not available for our use?

• All freshwater on Earth is easily accessible for use.
• It is frozen in the icecaps and glaciers.
• It is surface water.
• It is underground.

How does the warm waters of the Gulf Stream affect the climate in North Carolina? 

• It makes it colder and drier
• It makes it warmer and wetter
• It makes it colder and wetter
• It makes it warmer and drier

Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.

• gravity
• lunar phases
• tides
• dabbing

Changes in the positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun affect the height of high tides during a month. 

• True
• False

What is NOT an example of freshwater?

• Rivers
• Lakes
• Oceans
• Groundwater

When water goes from being a liquid to a gas (water vapor), that process is called

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation
• Transpiration

When water goes from being a gas (water vapor) to a liquid, that process is called 

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Transpiration
• Precipitation