Earth's Water System Review

Where does the water go when water evaporates from a puddle on the street?

• in a nearby river or stream

• into the street

• it rises into the atmosphere

• it goes into outer space

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Which type of water is 97% of the water on Earth?

• freshwater

• saltwater

Why is groundwater important for living things to be able to use?

• It waters the rocks underground.

• plants and other producers can use them in order to grow

• living things cannot use the groundwater because it would kill them

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Which best explains why it is important for humans to conserve freshwater?

• Earth's water supply is shrinking.

• Earth's water supply is growing larger.

• Once we use all of Earth's freshwater, it is gone forever.

• Only a small fraction of Earth's water is freshwater, and everyone needs it.

Which is NOT a source of freshwater?

• rivers

• oceans

• aquifers

• reservoirs

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Which type of water can harm living things?

• polluted

• clean

How is Earth's water recycled?

• through the water cycle

• through pockets of nitrogen

• through exhaled gas

• through dead organic material

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Which type of water can change the shape of different landforms?

• standing

• flowing

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All of Earth's liquid and solid water makes up which sphere of the Earth?

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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Identify the statement that best describes where Earth's freshwater can be found.

• trapped in glaciers and ice caps

• spread equally over ice, groundwater, and surface water

• found underground or stored as surface water

• found in rivers or streams

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