The Basics of Freshwater

All living things need _______ to carry out out their body processes.

• sunlight

• oxygen

• water

• brains

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True or False: Water provides habitats for many living things

• True

• False

A place where an organism gets everything it needs to survive.

• habitat
• community
• ecosystem
• population

Most of the Earth's surface water (97%) is __________ water.

• salt

• fresh

• frozen

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Approximately what percentage of the water on Earth is freshwater?

• 0.1%
• 3%
• 50%
• 97%

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Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?

• lakes

• glaciers

• oceans

• rivers

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One example of freshwater is....

• lakes

• oceans

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Groundwater is water that is

• underground

• above ground

• in space

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In the _______________, water moves between land, living things, bodies of water on Earth's surface, and the atmosphere.

• rock cycle

• geosphere

• river system

• water cycle

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What is the driving force behind the water cycle?

• radioactive decay

• energy from the sun

• water when it changes state

• Heat from inside the Earth

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