Earth's Water quiz

Which best represents the distribution of water on Earth?

• 3% freshwater, 97% salt water

• 97% freshwater, 3% salt water

• 71% freshwater, 29% salt water

• 29% freshwater, 71% salt water

Fresh water is

• water that contains a lot of salt

• water vapor that turns into water

• water that contains little or no salt

• clouds that form close to the ground

Most of Earth's freshwater is not accessible to humans because it is ...

• in rivers

• frozen in snow, glaciers, and ice caps

• in groundwater in cracks and spaces of soil and underground rock

• in lakes

___________ of water on Earth is freshwater that is available for human use.

• 97%

• 3%

• More than 50%

• Less than 1%

Water that falls to the Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called _________________________.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• water cycle

All the water contained on Earth makes up the __________.

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

Which best represents the distribution of water on Earth?

• 3% freshwater, 97% salt water

• 97% freshwater, 3% salt water

• 71% freshwater, 29% salt water

• 29% freshwater, 71% salt water

Fresh water is

• water that contains a lot of salt

• water vapor that turns into water

• water that contains little or no salt

• clouds that form close to the ground

Most of Earth's freshwater is not accessible to humans because it is ...

• in rivers

• frozen in snow, glaciers, and ice caps

• in groundwater in cracks and spaces of soil and underground rock

• in lakes

___________ of water on Earth is freshwater that is available for human use.

• 97%

• 3%

• More than 50%

• Less than 1%