S1_Chap 3 Overview

______ of water on Earth is salt water in the oceans.

• 97%

• 3%

Of the 3% of fresh water on Earth, 2/3 of them is _______________.

• stored as ground water

• found in rivers

• frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps

There are _____ oceans separated by continents.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Name the oceans labelled X & Y.

• X - India Ocean, Y - Atlantic Ocean

• X - Atlantic Ocean, Y - India Ocean

Water that is stored beneath the earth's surface is known as _____________.

• geysers

• well water

• groundwater

• ice caps

When rainwater hits the ground, some of the water seeps into the ground through ________________.

Groundwater is the most abundant and readily available source of freshwater, providing more than 90% of the world's available freshwater resource.

• True

• False

Which of the following are examples of surface water?

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Streams

• Ice caps

Surface water only covers 1% of the world's fresh water.

• True

• False

__________ are thick and continuous mass of ice which covers less than 50,000 km² of land area.

• Ice caps

• Ice sheets

• Glaciers