Earth's Water Test

Approximately what percentage of Earth's water is fresh water?

• 97%

• 71%

• 30%

• 3%

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Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called ____.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is called ____.

• saltwater

• rainwater

• groundwater

• water vapor

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____are the streams and small rivers that feed into a main river.

• watersheds

• tributaries

• divides

• wetlands

Wetlands provide habitats for many living things because of their sheltered waters and ____.

• large supply of nutrients

• thick layer of mud

• lack of insects

• ability to prevent floods

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An aquifer is a(an) ____.

• underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water

• well in which water rises because of pressure

• type of hot spring from which the water periodically erupts

• place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A well in which groundwater rises because of pressure is called a(an) ____.

• artesian well

• geyser well

• spring well

• dry well

The three major steps of the water cycle are ____.

• evaporation, abrasion, and precipitation

• irrigation, precipitation, and conservation

• evaporation, condensation, and precipitation

• saturation, evaporation, and liquefaction

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Plants use water to undergo photosynthesis. They also release water into the atmosphere. Plants contribute to which part of the water cycle?

• irrigation

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Salinity is a measure of ____in water.

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• dissolved salts

• sand