5th grade Fresh Water resources quiz

Atmosphere means:

• the shape of a round planet

• gases in space around the earth

• atomic energy

Resource means:

• a source of help, support or wealth

• a lady that helps you at the library

• to mind the teacher and be polite

Severe means:

• To cut

• To run out of water

• Difficult, strong or intense

According to the text, "Freshwater on Earth," most of Earth's water is:

• polluted

• salt ocean water

• fresh water

• already bottled

The text from Readworks compares the use of water in the United States with which two other places?

• India and Africa

• South and Central America

• Europe and Africa

According to the passage which statement is TRUE.

• Most of the water on earth is salty, so you can't drink it

• Most of the earth's water is fresh water (not salty)

• There is always a lot of water in the desert

According to the diagram with pitchers of water, which of the 3 areas of the world uses the SMALLEST amount of water?

• The United States of America

• Europe

• Africa

Which word means the OPPOSITE of most?

• less

• a lot

• least

Which of the following IS a natural resource:

• automobiles

• water

• computers

In the second picture in the passage, there are three pitchers of water labeled, "Africa," "Europe" and "United States." Why is the pitcher labeled "Europe" bigger than the one labeled "Africa" but smaller than the one labeled "United States"?

• The people in Africa are not very thirsty

• People in Europe use more water than Africans but less water than Americans.

• The people in Europe use medium-sized water pitchers

• I don't know, my brain is fried