4-20b QZZ Freshwater Review

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

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Another name for the Water Cycle is the

• Moisture Cycle

• H2O Cycle

• Hydrologic Cycle

• Drenched Cycle

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Approximately what percentage of the water on Earth is freshwater?

• 0.1%
• 3%
• 50%
• 97%

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Approximately what percentage of Earth's water is SALT water?

• 97 %
• 71%
• 30%
• 3%

the continuous process by which water is circulated throughout the earth through various processes

• precipitation

• codensation

• water cycle

• evaporation

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Where is most of the earth's fresh water stored today?

• Glaciers/ice

• Rivers/lakes

• Oceans

• Groundwater

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The top of the groundwater’s zone of saturation - E

• Zone of Aeration
• Aquifer
• Surface water
• Water table

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What is the best definition of aquifer?

• empty space

• a space below the water table

• a measure of how well a material absorbs water

• an underground layer of permeable (that is, water-bearing) rock

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An underground layer of permeable rock that holds groundwater which can be extracted by drilling a well.

• water table
• aquifer
• watershed
• river

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Water that is located in the ground in the pores within rock is called…

• watershed
• surface water
• groundwater
• water cycle

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