8.E.1.1 Review

Which best describes the amount of Earth’s total water supply that is usable freshwater?

• Less than 1%

• Less than 25%

• Greater than 50%

• Greater than 75%

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Which type of water reservoir could always provide fresh water?

• Inland lakes

• River deltas

• Mountain glaciers

• Tropical seas

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The water cycle has no beginning or end, but it has an order.  Which of the following are the MOST likely ways that water would move through the water cycle?

1

Ocean to river to lake to atmosphere

2

Aquifer to ice to ocean to atmosphere

3

Atmosphere to watershed to river to ocean

4

Atmosphere to ocean to atmosphere to ocean

• 1 and 2

• 2 and 3

• 3 and 4

• 4 and 1

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The empty spaces in a material are called pores.  Porosity is the amount of empty space within a material.  Permeability describes how well the pores in a material are connected.  Which of these materials would make the MOST effective aquifer?

• A material that has high porosity and high permeability

• A material that has high porosity and low permeability

• A material that has low porosity and high permeability

• A material that has low porosity and low permeability

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Why is water from an aquifer more likely to be cleaner than water from other sources?

• Because it forms where fresh and saltwater meet

• Because it receives water directly from precipitation

• Because it rises to the surface near the ocean

• Because pollutants are filtered by rock and soil deep within Earth

Which best describes the characteristics of a river basin?

• The land drained by a river and its tributaries

• The land formed when rivers create estuaries and marshes

• The land at the mouth of the river where water flows into the ocean

• The land formed as a result of a river flooding

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Which best describes the process of evapotranspiration in the water cycle?

• Water from the ocean enters the atmosphere as water vapor.

• Water on the surface of Earth enters the groundwater supply.

• Water vapor in the atmosphere returns to the surface of Earth as liquid water.

• Water on the surface of Earth and water lost by plants enters the atmosphere as water vapor.

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What land use would be the best choice for watershed drainage?

• Mall

• Wetland

• Recreational area

• Mountainous region

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The graph shows the distribution of the freshwater resources of Earth.

Which of these sources of freshwater corresponds to source 1?

• Atmospheric water

• Surface water

• Frozen water

• Ground water

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• Exactly 10.0% of Earth’s water is froze

• About 2% of Earth’s water is frozen

• About 3% of Earth’s water is frozen

• Exactly 0.9% of Earth’s water is frozen

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