Hydrosphere

About _________ percent of all the water on Earth is in the form of salt water.

• 90

• 97

• 95

• 98

Water that seeps into soil and enters through aquifers is called _____?

• Reservoir

• Standing Water

• Running Water

• Groundwater

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An artificial lake that stores water.

• aquifer

• river

• reservoir

• groundwater

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

• It doesn't go anywhere

• It sinks into the street

• It rises into the atmosphere

• It goes into outer space

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An underground layer of rock or soil that has connected pores, or holes, that water can pass through.

• aquifer

• reservoir

• lake

• pond

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An area where freshwater feeds into saltwater.

• rivers

• tide pools

• estuaries

• oceans

The shallowest part of the ocean ecosystem is called _______.

• neritic zone

• bathyal zone

• intertidal zone

• abyssal zone

There is only _________ percent of freshwater on earth.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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Earth's oceans cover __________ percent of Earth's surface.

• 97%

• 80%

• 70%

• 93%

The water cycle is the:

• distribution of drinking water on Earth
• unending circulation of Earth's water supply
• the recycling of water after industrial use
• the evaporation of water from Earth's surface

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