Earth's waters - Hickam

What percentage of earth's water is fresh water?

• 97 percent

• 71 percent

• 30 percent

• 3 percent

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Water is water that falls to the Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail called?

• condensation

• water vapor

• evaporation

• precipitation

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What do we call water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers called?

• groundwater

• saltwater

• rainwater

• drinking water

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What are the small streams and rivers that feed into main rivers called?

• watersheds

• divides

• tributaries

• wetlands

Why do wetlands provide habitats for many living things?

• sheltered waters

• lack of insects

• thick layer of mud

• large supply of nutrients

What is an aquifer?

• well in which water rises because of pressure

• underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water

• type of hot spring from which the water periodically erupts

• place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock

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What is a well in which groundwater rises because of pressure called?

• geyser well

• dry well

• artesian well

• spring well

Check off the three major steps of the water cycle.

• evaporation

• irrigation

• precipitation

• condensation

• saturation

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Plants use water to undergo photosynthesis. They also release water into the atmosphere. What part of the water cycle are they contributing to?

• precipitation

• condensation

• saturation

• evaporation

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What is the horizontal distance between the wave crests called?

• wave height

• crest

• frequency

• wavelength