Hydrosphere

What is NOT an example of freshwater?

• Rivers
• Lakes
• Oceans
• Groundwater

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

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Transpiration
• Precipitation

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.

The constant movement of water between the Earth and its atmosphere is called ___________.

• transpiration

• the water cycle

• groundwater

• surface water

How does the amount of water circulating in the water cycle change?

• The amount of water remains constant
• The amount of water increases each time it rains
• he amount of water decreases and then increases each day
• The amount of water decreases every time evaporation occurs

Plants giving off moisture and releasing water into the air

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

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

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation
• Transpiration

Water that seeps into soil and enters through aquifers is called _____?

• Reservoir

• Standing Water

• Running Water

• Groundwater

Where does most fresh water exist?

• ice caps, lakes, and streams
• glaciers, rivers, and oceans
• aquifers, ice caps, and glaciers

Aquifers store ____ water.

• salt

• runoff

• surface

• ground