8.E.1.1

Which is Earth’s largest source of drinkable water?

• lakes

• rivers

• oceans

• aquifers

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The figure above shows how water is distributed on Earth. Which of the following contains the largest percentage of Earth’s fresh water?

• lakes

• groundwater

• glaciers and ice caps

• ground ice and permafrost

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Who are these ladies?

• The Golden Girls
• The Old Timers
• Betty White and Sisters
• Facts of Life Girls

What most often causes the availability of water to change?

• local geography

• types of plants

• types of soil

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Which best describes the role of the water cycle?

• circulates existing water on Earth

• reduces pollution in most of the water

• increases usable supply of Earth’s water

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who is this?

• rapper Sara

• .....

• Lil' Wayne

• Wayne little

Which percentage represents the amount of Earth’s water that is found in oceans?

• 3%

• 71%

• 97%

Which best describes the characteristics of a river basin?

• the land drained by a river and its tributaries

• the land formed when rivers create estuaries and marshes

• the land at the mouth of a river where water flows into the ocean

• the land formed as a result of a river flooding

Who wrote the books "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" which were adapted into movies?

• C.S. Lewis
• JRR Tolkein
• Peter Jackson
• Samwise Gamgee

Why is water from an aquifer more likely to be cleaner than water from other sources?

• because it forms where fresh and salt water meet

• because it receives water directly from precipitation

• because it rises to the surface near the ocean

• because pollutants are filtered by rock and soil deep within Earth