Distribution of Water

What percent of Earth water is readily available for use?

• 97%

• 1%

• 55%

• 71%

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Where is most of Earth's water located?

• lakes

• ice caps

• rivers

• oceans

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Approximately what percent of Earth water is salt water?

• 79%

• 97%

• 70%

• 3%

Which of these is not a source of fresh water?

• ocean

• rivers

• lakes

• glaciers

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Which is in correct order from largest to smallest

• oceans, lakes and rivers, glaciers, groundwater

• ground water, glaciers, ocean, rivers and lakes

• rivers and lakes, ocean, groundwater, glaciers

• ocean, glaciers, groundwater, rivers and lakes

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Which of these contain the greatest amount of fresh water?

• ocean

• rivers and lakes

• groundwater

• glaciers and ice caps

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Study the graph below.  Where is most of the Earth's water located?

• Rivers and Lakes
• Glaciers and Icecaps
• oceans
• groundwater

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Which sphere does the picture best represent?

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

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

• lakes

• streams

• wetlands

• glaciers

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The graph shows the distribution of the freshwater resources of Earth. Which of these sources of fresh water corresponds to Source 1?

• atmospheric water

• surface water

• frozen water

• groundwater

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