Earth's Water Distribution

Which location has the most water on Earth?

• Ice

• Fresh groundwater

• Oceans

• Freshwater rivers and lakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which location has the most freshwater?

• Ice

• Ground water

• Rivers

• Lakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What does the term "saline" mean?

• Freshwater

• Saltwater

• Groundwater

• River water

Which location has the least water on Earth?

• Ice

• Fresh groundwater

• Oceans

• Rivers and lakes

What type of water will melted glacier water make?

• Freshwater

• Saltwater

• Ice water

Which type of water do humans require?

• Freshwater

• Saltwater

• Saline

• Ocean water

Which type of graph is best for showing the size of individual pieces of a whole (such as percentages of ocean water vs other types of water)?

• Bar graph

• Line graph

• Pie graph

• Pictograph

What must happen for fresh groundwater to be used by humans?

• Salt must be removed from it

• Ice must be melted into a liquid

• Fresh groundwater must be pumped up from the ground