Water Unit Review

Where does most drinking water come from?

• oceans

• groundwater

• lakes

• reservoirs

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Approximately what percent of Earth's surface is covered in water?

• 2.5%

• 30%

• 71%

• 96.5%

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Which correctly orders the reservoirs of Earth's total water from the largest to the smallest portions?

• groundwater → oceans → lakes → rivers → ice

• oceans → ice → groundwater → lakes → rivers

• oceans → lakes → ice → rivers → groundwater

• ice → oceans → lakes → groundwater → rivers

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Where is most of the Earth's freshwater located?

• in the ocean

• in icecaps and glaciers

• in rivers and streams

• in aquifers

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Which of the following happens when the polar ice caps melt?

• sea level rise

• sea level fall

• tectonic plates move

• headlands become valleys

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The main source of energy that drives the water cycle comes from

• hydrothermal vents.

• atmospheric pressure.

• convection currents.

• the Sun.

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What is the process called that continuously circulates water between its various phases and places it can be stored?

• Water cycle

• Carbon cycle

• Nitrogen cycle

• Oxygen cycle

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Which phase of the water cycle involves water vapor cooling and changing into liquid?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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In the water cycle, what is the process called when water from plants and trees returns to the atmosphere?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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Which process in the water cycle involves water vapor cooling and changing into liquid droplets?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

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