Stemscopes Water Sources Assessment Review Game

A large, slow-moving, long-lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land

• ocean

• lake

• stream

• glacier

• wetland

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A small body of water that flows into a river

• ocean

• stream

• lake

• glacier

• wetland

A large body of water that is still and is surrounded by land

• ocean

• stream

• lake

• glacier

• wetland

Areas where standing water covers the soil or an area where the ground is very wet

• ocean

• lake

• stream

• glacier

• wetland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The entire body of saltwater that covers a very large portion of Earth

• ocean

• lake

• stream

• glacier

• wetland

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following percentages is the best estimate for the amount of water on Earth which is stored in the ocean?

• 25%

• 37%

• 71%

• 97%

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following Earth’s systems can have an extremely small amount of water known as water vapor?

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which process shown below is the way that scientists can take salt water then remove the salt and other minerals to make the water potable (drinkable) for people and animals?

• condensation

• desalination

• evaporation

• precipitation

What contains or makes up about 69% or the most of the freshwater on planet Earth?

• groundwater

• surface water

• glaciers and caps

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What contains or makes up about 30%, or a little less than one-third, of all of the freshwater on Earth?

• groundwater

• surface water

• glaciers and caps

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4