Distribution of Water and River Basins

The main factor that determines which state water is in:

• temperature

• pressure

• solubility

• atmospheric vapor

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Where is MOST of Earth's available freshwater stored?

• the atmosphere
• underground
• lakes and rivers
• ice caps and glaciers

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Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

• 3% freshwater, 97% salt water
• 97% freshwater, 3% salt water
• 71% freshwater, 29% salt water
• 29% freshwater, 71% salt water

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What two elements make up water?

• Helium and oxygen
• Hydrogen and oxygen
• helium and carbon
• oxygen and carbon

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Any type of liquid or solid water that falls to earth's surface

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• runoff 

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What is it called when smaller streams join together to make a larger river?

• Tributaries
• Topography
• Watershed
• Groundwater

What percent of fresh water is frozen in water?

• 3%

• 1%

• 68.7%

• 29%

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What percent of freshwater is surface water?

• 0.3%

• 0.1%

• 68.7%

• 3%

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What percent of freshwater is under the ground?

• 1%

• 30.1%

• 68.7%

• 33.2%

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Where is most freshwater located?

• under the ground

• in lakes

• in the ocean

• in polar ice caps