Sources of Water on Earth

What kind of water do you find in a river?

• salt water

• fresh water

• ocean water

• frozen water

Answer explanation

Water in a river flows. If it is frozen, it does not flow very well at all!

In a _______, water flows from one place to another.

• glacier

• river

• lake

• groundwater

Answer explanation

Water flows in a river! A glacier can actually flow, but it is so slow that we can't really see it.

Solid water is hard, like ice. What type of fresh water is a solid?

• ocean

• river

• lake

• glacier

Answer explanation

Solids are materials that are hard and keep their shape. A table is solid. A pencil is solid. A glacier is also solid because it is frozen.

Farmers use this type of water to grow food.

• glaciers

• ocean water

• salt water

• fresh water

Answer explanation

Salt water is in oceans and it would kill most plants if farmers tried to water them with it. Glaciers are fresh water, but they are frozen, so it would be hard to water plants with them. Glaciers are also usually in places where it is too cold to grow plants.

A ____ is surrounded by land on all sides.

• river

• ocean

• lake

• stream

Answer explanation

A lake has land all around it. A river only has land on two sides. A stream is just a small river. An ocean is something that is around land.

A small lake is called a ______.

• stream

• ocean

• pond

• river

Answer explanation

A small river is a stream. A small lake is a pond.

_____ is found in crack and spaces between rocks and soil.

• ocean

• glacier

• salt water

• groundwater