TWIG DQ1L5 Where Is Earth's Water?

Where is Earth's water found according to the text?

• Only in oceans

• In rivers, oceans, ice, and plants

• Only in the air

• Only underground

What type of water makes up almost all of Earth's water?

• Freshwater

• Salt water

• Rainwater

• Ice water

What percentage of fresh water is groundwater?

• 30.1%

• 68.7%

• 20.9%

• 0.49%

What does the smaller dot on the globe represent?

• All the Earth's water

• All the fresh liquid water in the ground, lakes, swamps, and rivers

• All the saltwater in the oceans

• All the water in the atmosphere

What is the largest source of water on Earth by volume?

• Ice Caps, Glaciers, and Permanent Snow

• Groundwater

• Oceans, Seas, and Bays

• Rivers

What is the water volume in cubic kilometers for groundwater?

• 1,338,000,000 km³

• 24,064,000 km³

• 23,400,000 km³

• 2,120 km³

What is the percentage of total water found in the atmosphere?

• 0.0010%

• 0.002%

• 0.003%

• 0.004%

What is the percentage of fresh water in soil moisture?

• 0.05%

• 0.03%

• 0.04%

• 0.06%

The graph shows the distribution of water on Earth's surface. What can be concluded from this image?

• Most of the the water available on Earth is drinkable.

• Most of the water available on earth is not drinkable

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rivers make up how much of surface fresh water on Earth?

• 2.5%

• 1.2%

• 20.9%

• 0.49%