Role of Water in Earth's Processes

Only a small fraction of the water on Earth is fresh water. Use the diagram to answer the question.

Where is MOST of the fresh water on Earth located?

• in underground aquifers

• in polar ice caps

• lakes

• the atmosphere

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Which one of the following is not a representative of liquid freshwater on Earth?

• fresch groundwater, rivers, and streams

• rivers, swamps, and freshwater lakes

• saline groundwater, ice caps and ground ice

• marshes, fresh groundwater, and soil moisture

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Student 1 claims that the water sources on Earth with the largest amounts of fresh water are in lakes and in rivers and streams. Student 2 disagrees and claims that the water sources on Earth with the largest amounts of fresh water are in ground water and in glaciers and the polar ice caps.

• Student 2 is correct because most of the fresh water on Earth is in ground water and in polar ice caps and glaciers.

• Neither student is completely correct because most of the fresh water on Earth is in ground water and in rivers and streams.

• Student 1 is correct because most of the fresh water on Earth is in lake water and in rivers and streams.

• Neither student is completely correct because most of the fresh water on Earth is in ground water and in rivers and streams.

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A ___________________ is the area of land where the surface water and groundwater drain into a particular body of water; separated from other watersheds by drainage divides

• village creek

• gully

• stream channel

• watershed

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An area of permeable layer of rock or soil that holds a large amount of water in the saturated zone is called what?

• spring

• ocean

• aquifer

• well

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Which of these will MOST LIKELY happen if an area receives a large amount of rainfall?

• The temperature of the area will increase

• The water table will rise, thus increasing the saturated zone

• The amount of minerals in the ocean will increase.

• The level of the oceans will decrease

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The diagram shows the water cycle. Where does the water change from water vapor to liquid water?

• evaportation

• condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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Water is absorbed by the plant through the roots, and transpiration takes place as the water exits the ________.

• Leaves

• Roots

• Stem

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What is an example of sublimation?

• Ice cream melting

• Dry ice

• A puddle evaporating

• An ice cube melting

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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation

• evaporation

• sublimation

• transpiration