Earth's Water

How much water is available over the world?

• 75%

• 1%

• 3%

• 97%

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How much of it is freshwater?

• 1%

• 3%

• 50%

• 97%

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How much is trapped in icebergs and glaciers?

• 1%

• 97%

• 2%

• 5%

What is precipitation?

• Any moisture that falls from the sky to the ground.

• Any moisture

• a drainage basin

• Dew

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How much of that 3% is available for us to drink?

• All of it

• 2%

• 1%

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Where does our water come from?

• oceans

• precipitation

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What does it mean to 'conserve' water?

• save

• waste

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Which of these natural resources is renewable?

• Gold

• Water

• Oil

• copper

Which is not a reason why freshwater sources should be protected and conserved?

• Water is scarce and limited.

• Humans, plants and animals need water to survive.

• Groundwater located in aquifiers can be accessible by drilling wells.

• 2% of freshwater is locked in glaciers and ice caps.

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