Earth's Water

Look at the diagram of the water cycle. What can be added to the empty box in the diagram to describe that part of the water cycle?

• This is evaporation. Water is in a gas form.

• This is runoff. Water is liquid and flowing into a reservoir.

• This is precipitation. Water is in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

• This is condensation. Water is joining together to form larger droplets.

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Look at the water cycle model. The purpose of the lamp is to provide __________.

• heat

• precipitation

• runoff

• ocean

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Look at the water cycle model. The lamp models the _____.

• ocean

• moon

• sky

• sun

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Which is evidence that condensation has occurred?

• Rain falls from a cloud onto the ground.

• Steam rises from a pot of boiling water.

• Drops form on the outside of a glass of ice water.

• Water runs down a hillside and collects in a stream.

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Which is not a source of freshwater?

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Where would you expect to find the least amount of freshwater?

• deciduous forest

• desert

• grassland

• rainforest

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Where is the best location to build the structure shown in the picture?

• in a desert

• next to a glacier

• near a river

• in the middle of the ocean

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Look at the map. What do the two arrowed paths on the map illustrate?

• collection of rainfall

• circulation of ocean currents

• locations of freshwater on Earth

• ocean tidal movement

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A city dams a river and makes a lake that stores its freshwater supply. This is an example of an artificial ___________.

• ocean

• reservoir

• groundwater

• rain cloud

Most water on Earth is saltwater, but people cannot drink it. Humans need _________________ to drink.

• freshwater

• ocean water

• lemonade

• coca cola

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