Water Resources

Where is most of the Earth's freshwater located?

• In icecaps or glaciers

• In oceans

• In storage tanks

• In lakes

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How is Earth's water supply being continuously renewed?

• Through photosynthesis

• Through the water cycle

• Through oceans

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Precipitation may ________ into groundwater.

• leak

• fall

• infiltrate

• flow

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It contributes 91, 000 km3 (about 0.007% of total Earth's water)

• fresh water lakes

• saline water lakes

• rivers

• streams

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What is irrigation?

• Plowing the fields.

• The process of bringing water to an area for use in growing crops.

• Bringing groundwater to crops when they are dying.

• None of the above

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What is desalination?

• The process by which salts are removed from the water

• When water is heated to boiling so water evaporated but salt remains; water vapor is cooled and fresh water collected

• Removing water vapor from local areas

• None of the above

What percent of water on earth is FRESH WATER?

• 97%

• 3%

What is the driving force of the water cycle?

• evaporation from the ocean

• precipitation from rainfall

• runoff from mountains

• heat from the sun

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These are bodies of flowing surface water driven by gravity.

• lakes

• rivers

• ground water

• ocean

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Uses of water that temporarily or permanently remove water from its source, if not returned, it is called consumptive use.

• Off-stream uses

• In-stream uses