W1-Distribution

Where is most of Earth's water located?

• polar ice caps

• groundwater

• oceans

• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What percent of Earth's water is fresh water?

• 3%

• 71%

• 97%

• 23.5%

Answer explanation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Of all of the freshwater on Earth, most of it is found in ______

• lakes

• streams

• wetlands

• glaciers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What definition BEST describes a watershed?

• An area where water infiltrates the soil

• An area where aquatic plants and animals thrive

• An area where snow melts and changes into liquid water

• An area that collects precipitation and drains it to the lowest point

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process where water or irrigation runs over land and seeps into the ground, or flows into streams or oceans.

• water cycle

• runoff

• precipitation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Runoffs recharge lakes and streams.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

___ is the process by which water is converted from a liquid to a gas.

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

___ is the process by which water vapor is released by plants.

• evaporation

• condensation

• groundwater

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

___ is the process by which water vapor is converted back into liquid water.

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is transpiration?

• Excess water being released from plants in the form of water vapor

• Excess sugar being released from the leave

• The way a plant makes its food

• When the plant uses sugar for energy

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3