The Water Planet

How much of the earth's water is saltwater?

• 97%

• 3%

• 30%

• 70%

Freshwater is considered scarce because

• only about 3% of Earth's water is fresh and of that, 70% is frozen.

• 97% of Earth's water is fresh and of that, 70% is frozen

• only about 3% of water is fresh, of that 30% is frozen

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The continuous movement of water through environment of the Earth is called:

• water recycling

• the water cycle

• condensation

• precipitation

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when heat warms up water and turns it into water vapor (a gas) is called:

(a)  

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When water vapor (gas) in the atmosphere cools and becomes liquid, this is called:

(a)  

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When clouds form and water droplets become heavy, they begin to fall to the earth, this is called

(a)  

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Rain is the only form of precipitation

• True

• False

Plants lose some of their water to the atmosphere through

(a)  

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A ridge, or continuous line of high land, from which water flows in different directions is called

• drainage basin

• divide

• watershed

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An area of land in which water drains into a steam system which usually leads to an ocean is called

• divide

• drainage basin/watershed

• tributary

• river

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