Term 1 Final exam practice -Environmental Science

Water that collects under the ground is ________________.

• well

• aquifer

• groundwater

• irrigation

Which of the following is not a source of water?

• Rain

• Underground water

• Rivers

• None of the given options

Fresh water makes up what percent of the Earth's water?

• 5%
• 10%
• 4%
• 3%

When land becomes more desertlike because of human activity or climate change.

• Erosion
• Desertification
• Salinization
• Compost

A watershed is an 

• area that drains into a stream or river
• section of land that juts into the ocean
• the shoreline of the ocean
• the end of a continent

Most of the Earth's water is __________ water.

• fresh

• land

• salt

• frozen

Which body of water is salty?

• lake

• ocean

• stream

• river

most of earth's fresh water is ......................

• frozen

• liquid

Water that is found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock is called:

• Groundwater

• River

• Surface water

• Snow

6.What % of earth's water is in the ocean?

• 70%

• 85%

• 90%

• 97%