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Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

• 3% freshwater, 97% salt water
• 97% freshwater, 3% salt water
• 71% freshwater, 29% salt water
• 29% freshwater, 71% salt water

Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?

• lakes

• polar ice caps and glaciers

• oceans

• rivers

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Water underground is stored in ____________.

• aquifers

• reservoirs

• wells

• depositories

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Approximately _____ percent of Earth's water is freshwater.

• 97

• 1

• 3

• 10

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Approximately what percent of Earth's water is salt water?

• 3

• 70

• 79

• 97

Water moves through Earth's layers until it reaches a ______ layer.

• saturated

• water table

• impermeable layer

• permeable

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Where does runoff end up?

• ponds
• streams
• rivers
• all of the above

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The process where rain water soaks into the ground through soil and rocks is called __________.

• precipitation
• infiltration
• evaporation
• condensation

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Which of the following is an example of COHESION?

• water sticking to water

• water sticking to glass

• oil sticking to plastic

• hydrogen sticking to oxygen

Water is polar. What does that mean?

• it is a molecule with opposite charges on opposite ends

• it is a molecule with no charge

• it is a molecule with identical charges on opposite ends

• it is a molecule with too many protons