Unit 3 Part 1 Test

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

• it goes into a nearby river or stream
• it sinks into the street
• it rises into the atmosphere
• it goes into outer space

About 97 percent of all water on Earth is in the form of ___________________.

• salt water
• freshwater
• glaciers
• reservoirs

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 are sources of freshwater? Select all that apply

• rivers
• oceans
• aquifers
• reservoirs

_____________ water can harm living things.

• Polluted
• clean
• salt water
• freshwater

All water on Earth is recycled through _________________

• dead organic material
• exhaled gas
• pockets of nitrogen
• the water cycle

The shape of different landforms is often changed by _____________ water.

• standing
• flowing
• frozen

Which of the following can happen when water interacts with rock formations? Select all that apply.

• climate changes
• a canyon forms
• sediment forms
• rain falls
• high tide occurs

All of Earth's liquid and solid water make up the ____________

• biosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• atmosphere

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

• Most of the freshwater is trapped in glaciers and ice caps
• Earth's freshwater is spread out equally over ice, groundwater, and surface water
• Most of the freshwater on Earth is found underground. he rest is stored as surface water
• Earth's freshwater is found mostly in river and streams. Very little is found in glaciers or ice caps.