5th Science / Earth Science 4.2 - Earth's Water

What is a watershed?

• a shed used to store water
• a shed made out of water
• a place where water drains into a river
• a shed near water

What is an aquifer

• a mask that allows you to breath underwater
• a layer of rocks and soil that absorbs water
• a type of fish
• a river that makes dirty water clean

What are clouds made of?

• water and ice crystals

• minerals

• the sea water and the salt in it

• metals

Which shows the correct order of the water cycle?

• runoff, evaporation, precipitation, condensation

• evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff

• precipitation, evaporation, runoff, condensation

• runoff, evaporation, precipitation, condensation

A _______ is a channel built by people to move water long distances through mountains and across rivers.

• Dam
• Lake
• Aqueduct
• River

What's the largest ocean?

• Indian Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Southern Ocean
• Pacific Ocean

How much of Earth's surface is covered by water

• %28
• %30
• %70
• %20

Where can you find fresh water?

• rivers

• ice

• glaciers

• all the above

What occurs when water pours over the banks of a body of water and spreads over the land?

• A river.
• A flood.
• A tsunami.
• A waterfall.

Where do cirrus clouds accumulate

• low altitude
• lowest altitude
• high altitude
• none of the above