Hydrosphere Review #2

How much of Earth's water is unavailable for humans to consume due to its high salinity? 

• 3%
• 23%
• 77%
• 97%

Water that seeps into soil and enters through aquifers is called _____?

• Reservoir

• Standing Water

• Running Water

• Groundwater

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An artificial lake that stores water.

• aquifer

• river

• reservoir

• groundwater

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What is the process of weathered rock moving from one place to another?

• deposition

• erosion

• wind

• wetland

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The shallowest part of the ocean ecosystem is called _______.

• neritic zone

• bathyal zone

• intertidal zone

• abyssal zone

The process of eroded material being dropped off in another place is called _______.

• erosion

• deposition

• water cycle

• gravity

The process of removing salt from saltwater is called _______.

• salinity

• deposition

• desalination

• erosion

There is only _________ percent of freshwater on earth.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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Which organisms would you find in an estuary?

• bass, salmon, carp

• shrimp, oysters, larvae

• shark, squid, sting ray

• turtle, jellyfish, manatee

Why is MOST of the freshwater on Earth ^NOT available for our use?

• All freshwater on Earth is easily accessible for use.

• It is frozen in the icecaps and glaciers.

• It is surface water.

• It is underground.

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