Water Sources (STEMScopes)

Which of the following percentages is the best estimate for the amount of the water on Earth which is stored in the ocean?

• 97%

• 70%

• 54%

• 20%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A pie chart showing (in picture) the sources of fresh water on planet Earth is provided.What sources would accurately label the two largest sources on the diagram?

• Rivers, Streams, and Clouds

• Oceans and Groundwater

• Glaciers, Ice Caps/

  Groundwater

• Lakes/Ponds and Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Approximately 30% of the Earth’s freshwater is stored in –

• lakes

• streams

• living things

• groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Mr. Sams made a model to represent all the water on the earth. For his model one hundred (100) cans represent all (100%) of the water on our planet.

How many cans would represent all the freshwater in all sources on the earth?

• Just under ninety-seven (97) cans

• About two and a half (2 ½) cans

• A little more than thirty (30) cans

• Less than half ( ½ ) a can

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Of all of the fresh water on Earth, most of it is found in–

• lakes.

• streams.

• wetlands.

• glaciers.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A large, slow-moving, long-lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land

• Ocean

• Lake

• Glacier

• Stream

• Wetlands

A small body of freshwater that flows into a river

• ocean

• lake

• glacier

• stream

• wetlands

A large body of water that is still and is surrounded by land

• ocean

• lake

• glacier

• stream

• wetlands

Areas where standing water covers the soil or an area where the ground is very wet

• ocean

• lake

• glacier

• stream

• wetlands

The entire body of saltwater that covers about 71% of Earth

• ocean

• lake

• glacier

• stream

• wetlands