Water Distribution and Salinity Quiz

The study of water on the earth and in the atmosphere.

• Hydrosphere

• Hydrology

• Aquaology

• Brackish

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The measure of the amount of salt in water.

• Freshwater

• Saltwater

• Salinity

• Saltiness

The surface of the earth is covered in approximately how much water?

• 3 %

• 50%

• 70%

• 97%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Approximately how much of all the water on earth is saltwater?

• 3%

• 60%

• 70%

• 97%

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Approximately how much of all the water on the earth is frozen?

• 1%

• 2%

• 65%

• 97%

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Approximately how much of all the water on earth is available to humans for consumption?

• 1% or less

• 3%

• 70%

• 97%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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How much of the freshwater is frozen?

• 2%

• 30%

• 68%

• 97%

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How much of the freshwater is considered groundwater?

• 1%

• 2%

• 30%

• 68%

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

MOST freshwater is located where?

• Seas and Oceans

• Oceans and Glaciers

• Glaciers and Groundwater

• Groundwater, Lakes, and Rivers

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Which body of water has the highest salinity?

• Black Sea

• Dead Sea

• Indian Ocean

• Lake Michigan