Hydrosphere Test Review

Where is 97% of the Earth's water located?

• Rivers and Lakes

• Glaciers and Icecaps

• oceans

• groundwater

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.

When water goes from being a liquid to a gas (water vapor), that process is called

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation
• Transpiration

When water goes from being a gas (water vapor) to a liquid, that process is called 

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Transpiration
• Precipitation

The scientific name for water in its gas phase

• Precipitation
• Evaporation
• Water Vapor
• Transpiration

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

• Reservoir

• Standing Water

• Running Water

• Groundwater

Where does water go when water evaporates from a puddle on the street?

• It doesn't go anywhere

• It sinks into the street

• It rises into the atmosphere

• It goes into outer space

How much of the earth's water is freshwater?

• 50 %
• 3 %
• 97 %
• 93 %

Water that stands or flows across the Earth’s surface.

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Runoff

• Divide

The process in which material is worn away by a stream.

• Erosion

• Alluvil Fan

• Meander

• Wetland