Water Cycle and Water Distribution

Which step in the water cycle involves returning of fresh water to the Earth?

• precipitation

• evaporation

• respiration

• condensation

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How does most of the water in the water cycle move from lakes and rivers directly back into the atmosphere?

• precipitation

• respiration

• evaporation

• condensation

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What occurs during the process of condensation in the water cycle?

• a change in state from solid to liquid

• a change in state from liquid to gas

• a change in state from gas to liquid

• a change in state from liquid to solid

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Humans, like all other organisms, need fresh water to survive. Of all the water found on Earth, how much of it is fresh water?

• about 3%

• less than 1%

• about 30%

• more than 70%

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What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun
• the earth
• water
• the moon

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Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

• 3% freshwater, 97% salt water
• 97% freshwater, 3% salt water
• 71% freshwater, 29% salt water
• 29% freshwater, 71% salt water

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Which source of freshwater is not easily available for human use?

• oceans
• freshwater lakes
• rivers
• icecaps/glaciers

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There is only about 1% of freshwater available for use on Earth.

• true
• false

The _______________ is known as the continuous movement of water molecules between the Earth and its atmosphere and back again.

• carbon cycle
• nitrogen cycle
• water cycle
• all of the above

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Which of the following happens when the polar ice caps melt?

• headlands become valleys
• tectonic plates move
• sea levels fall
• sea levels rise