Earth's Hydrosphere | 8.E.1.1

The graphic below shows that only 3% of the Earth's water is fresh water. The graphic also shows that of this 3%, almost all of it is contained in two reservoirs.

What are the two reservoirs that contain almost

all of Earth's fresh water?

• glaciers and groundwater

• streams and estuaries

• lakes and rivers

• marshes and swamps

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Fresh water makes up only about 3% of all of the water on Earth. Glaciers are one source of fresh water.

How much of Earth's fresh water is found as ice in glaciers and icecaps?

• more than 97%

• about 31%

• less than 1%

• about 69%

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Water that falls onto land surfaces is either soaked into the ground or flows downhill into a body of water. The water that soaks into the ground is called groundwater.

Soil and rock that allow this water to pass through them are called ______

• runoff

• permeable

• aquifers

• compacted

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Water is known as the universal solvent because

• it is the safest and least toxic solvent.

• it dissolves a large number of substances.

• it is most commonly in the liquid state.

• it exists everywhere in the universe.

The diagram below shows the distribution of water on the Earth.

Which source is the most abundant supply of liquid surface water that is not salty?

• groundwater

• oceans

• lakes

• rivers

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Which component of the Earth includes the water above, on, or in the Earth's crust? (This includes water in the oceans, seas, lakes, ground water, and atmospheric moisture.)

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

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The movement of water is able to transport minerals and nutrients. Which statement best explains why water is able to do this?

• Water is a liquid at room temperature.

• Water absorbs heat energy.

• Water has a density of one gram per milliliter.

• Water is an excellent solvent.

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The graphic below shows that 97% of Earth's water is contained in a single reservoir. The remaining 3% is made up of many other reservoirs.

What reservoir contains 97% of Earth's water?

• a freshwater lake

• the ocean

• groundwater

• a glacier

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In which form is most of the water on Earth?

• gas

• solid

• liquid

• gas and solid

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In the water cycle, after water is precipitated back to Earth, it goes through the runoff stage in which it is collected into larger bodies. Which bodies of water does runoff include?

• lakes

• streams

• rivers

• all of these

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