Quiz about Water Cycle and Freshwater Resources

Question 1

Most of Earth's surface is covered with water. Only 2.5% of Earth's global water is freshwater. Of all the freshwater on Earth, 78% is frozen. Where is most of Earth's water found?

Accepted Answer

oceans

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glaciers

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lakes

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rivers

Question 2

Which part of the ocean would have the lowest salinity?

Accepted Answer

in areas near melting glaciers

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in areas near the equator

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in areas with the highest temperatures

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in areas where there is little rainfall

Question 3

Where is most of the Earth's freshwater located?

Accepted Answer

in icecaps and glaciers

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in aquifers

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in rivers and streams

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in the ocean

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

sea levels rise

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headlands become valleys

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tectonic plates move

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sea levels fall

Question 5

Aquifers are sources of

Accepted Answer

freshwater, which is used for drinking, bathing, and watering crops.

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saltwater, which is pushed through turbines to make energy.

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oil, which is drilled from the aquifer and used to power homes.

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silica, which is used to make glass and paper products.

Question 6

Why are oceans a major part of the water cycle?

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because they are large bodies of salt water that fresh water can be evaporated from

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because they are large bodies of salt water that easily evaporate salt into the air

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because the salt water condenses easily to become a gas in the air

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because the salt water runs off onto land to fill lakes and streams

Question 7

Tanya makes a table with the weather conditions at a body of water for five days. What day did the body of water most likely evaporate the fastest?

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Thursday

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Friday

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Tuesday

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Monday

Question 8

Where does most drinking water come from?

Accepted Answer

groundwater

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reservoirs

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lakes

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oceans

Question 9

Which pie chart shows the relative proportions of Earth's water in each location?

Accepted Answer

Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Most of the water available on earth is not drinkable

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Most of the freshwater on Earth is found in groundwater.

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Most of the the water available on Earth is drinkable.

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Most of the freshwater on Earth is found in oceans.

Question 11

The picture below shows the polar ice caps in the Arctic sea. What will happen to the ice caps if the Sun's energy gets stronger?

Accepted Answer

The ice will become water, then the water will

become vapor.

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The ice will become much colder, causing

clouds to form less rainfall.

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The ice will become much harder, causing

clouds to form more rainfall.

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The ice will become vapor, then the vapor will

become water.

Question 12

Why is the ice melting in picture Y, but not picture

X?

Accepted Answer

The Sun's energy is heating the ice and turning

it into water.

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The Sun's energy is heating the water and

turning it into ice.

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The clouds are heating the ice and turning it into

water

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The clouds are heating the water and turning it

into ice.

Question 13

If the sky was clear in picture X, then the snow on

top of the mountain would

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take in heat energy from the Sun and turn into a

liquid.

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take in heat energy from the Sun and turn into

ice.

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give off heat energy to the Sun and turn into a

liquid.

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give off heat energy to the Sun and turn into a

gas.

Question 14

The model below shows the water cycle. What is the purpose of this model?

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to illustrate how water travels from Earth's

surface into the atmosphere and back to Earth's

surface again

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to show how severe weather forms in the water

cycle

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to show how Earth's water formed billions of

years ago

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to illustrate how some water is lost on Earth as

some of it never returns to Earth's surface once

it evaporates

Question 15

Which of the following terms refers to all of

Earth's water?

Accepted Answer

hydrosphere

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dew point

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water cycle

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precipitation

Question 16

Where does most of the water evaporation on

Earth come from?

Accepted Answer

oceans

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surface lakes

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transpiring plants

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rivers

Question 17

Wyatt takes a bottle of juice out of the

refrigerator. He notices that water begins to form

on the outside of the bottle. Which of the

following explains why the water started to form?

Accepted Answer

Condensation forms on the bottle because the

room is warmer than the bottle.

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Evaporation occurs on the bottle because the

room is cooler than the bottle.

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The bottle is freezing because the room is

cooler the bottle.

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The bottle is melting because the room is

warmer than the bottle.

Question 18

Which of the following is the cup in the picture

NOT modeling?

Accepted Answer

the heat produced by the Sun

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condensation caused by cooled water

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clouds

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rainfall

Question 19

What would happen if the lamp were removed

from this model?

Accepted Answer

The water at the bottom of the aquarium would

evaporate more slowly.

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The clay in the mountain would harden more

quickly.

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The ice would continue to stay frozen in the cup

and not change states.

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The temperature of the aquarium would greatly

increase.

Question 20

What would NOT happen if another lamp were

added to the model?

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More clay would form and the mound would get

higher.

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The ice would melt more quickly because of the

extra heat.

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The temperature inside the aquarium would

increase.

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More water in the aquarium would turn into a

gas more quickly.

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