Water Distribution and Scarcity

What percent of Earth's water is saltwater?

• 3%

• 68.7%

• 97%

• 30.1%

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Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?

• lakes
• glaciers
• oceans
• rivers

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Approximately _____ percent of Earth's water is freshwater.

• 97

• 1

• 3

• 10

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What percent of Earth's freshwater is available for humans to use?

• 3

• less than 1

• 97

• 10

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The diagram shows the distribution of water on the Earth. Based on the diagram, which is true?

• Most of Earth's water is fresh water.

• Most of Earth's fresh water is contained in glaciers and ground water.

• Most of Earth's water is contained in glaciers.

• Most of Earth's fresh water is contained in the oceans.

Why do we need to conserve water?

• It is an unlimited resource. 
• It is a limited resource. 
• There is a lot of water. 
• There is no need to conserve water.

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Water that is stored in layers of rock and soil beneath the Earth's surface is called ________

• groundwater
• sewage
• a reservoir
• an underground stream

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What is water scarcity?

• when the water gets too scared to come down from the clouds

• when water is really easy to find

• when water is abundant in an area so people have enough clean water to drink

• when water is limited in an area so people do not have enough clean water to drink

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What are the two different types of water scarcity?

• chemical water scarcity and economic water scarcity

• physical water scarcity and economic water scarcity

• physical water scarcity and money water scarcity

• material water scarcity and money water scarcity

Water can be found in a variety of forms and locations. Which answer choice orders the sources from most water to least water?

• Ocean, frozen in ice, groundwater, lakes and streams

• Frozen in ice, groundwater, ocean, lakes and streams

• Lakes and streams, ocean, frozen in ice, groundwater

• Ocean, groundwater, lakes and streams, frozen in ice

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