Water Distribution

About how much of the Earth's SURFACE is covered in water?

• 100%

• 30%

• 50%

• 70%

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Of the total water on Earth, how much is salt water?

• 97%

• 70%

• 30%

• 50%

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Where is most of our fresh water located?

• frozen away in glaciers & ice caps

• running downstream in rivers

• underground aquifers

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Where is the GREATEST amount of lake water held in the U.S.?

• Lake Allatoona

• The Great Lakes

• Lake Tahoe

There are rivers in every state in the U.S.

• True

• False

Which area is known for storing flood water, trapping sediment &pollution, and may block the force of wind & rain from storms?

• glaciers

• groundwater

• wetlands

Place the amounts of water on Earth in order from greatest to least.

• saltwater, liquid freshwater, frozen freshwater

• liquid freshwater, frozen freshwater, saltwater

• saltwater, frozen freshwater, liquid freshwater

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Which of the following is TRUE about the availability and use of water on Earth?

• the amount of water on Earth is always the same & no matter where you live, people have plenty of clean water.

• the amount of water on Earth never changes, but some areas will have less than others at times.

• where we live, we have plenty of water, so we can use as much as we want and not worry about anyone else.

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_________ is held in layers of rock called aquifers. We can pump water up from these areas, so humans can use it.

• groundwater

• wetland

• glacier

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