Earth Chapter 11 Test

More than 97 percent of Earth's total water supply is found in ______.

• ice sheets

• the atmosphere

• the oceans

• groundwater

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The energy that drives the water cycle comes from the ______.

• Earth

• sun

• rain

• ocean

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Rain that falls on a steep, paved street during a thunderstorm will mosst likely become _______.

• groundwater

• runoff

• a spring

• a reservoir

More than two thirds of Earth's fresh water is found in ________.

• rivers and streams

• ponds and lakes

• wetlands

• glaciers and icebergs

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Groundwater is stored in ______.

• wetlands

• water tables

• aquifers

• impermeable layers

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Most of Earth's liquid fresh water is found in the form of lakes.

• True

• False

In the water cycle, precipitation returns salt water to Earth.

• True

• False

The process by which the leaves of plants give off water into the atmosphere is condensation.

• True

• False

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Water moves easily through permeable rock layers.

• True

• False

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To supply water, the bottom of a well must be located in the saturated zone.

• True

• False

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