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Unit 3: Earth's Waters

Authored by Sharon Paterson

Science

6th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 2+ times

Unit 3: Earth's Waters
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much of the earth's water is saltwater?

97%

3%

30%

70%

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

water recycling

the water cycle

condensation

precipitation

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is lake turnover?

rising and sinking of cold and warm water layers in a lake

the layers of water, with the warmest on top and the coolest at the bottom

the physical process by which people stir up lakes

the rising of nutrients in a lake

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6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In order for an aquifer to exist there must be

a water source

a semipermeable layer of rock or sediment

an impermeable layer of rock or sediment

a permeable layer of rock or sediment

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The top of the area underground that is completely saturated with water is called

saturation zone

aquifer

unsaturated zone

water table

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