Effects of the Hydrosphere Module Test

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

• It goes into a nearby river or stream.

• It sinks into the street.

• It rises into the atmosphere.

• It goes into outer space.

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Most of all water (about 97%) on earth is ________________ water.

• salt water

• fresh water

• brackish water

• glacial water

• river water

Identify the statement that best describes where most of Earth’s fresh water can be found.

• Most of the freshwater is trapped in glaciers and ice caps.

• Earth’s freshwater is spread out equally over ice, ground water, and surface water.

• Most of the freshwater on Earth is found underground. The rest is surface water.

• Earth’s freshwater is found mostly in rivers and streams. Very little is found in glaciers or ice caps.

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Which best explains why it is important for humans to conserve freshwater?

• Earth’s water supply is shrinking

• Earth’s water supply is growing larger

• Once we use all of Earth’s freshwater, it is gone forever

• Only a fraction of Earth’s water is freshwater, and everyone needs it

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Which statement is true?

• rivers and oceans are both fresh waters

• oceans and aquifers are both salt water

• aquifers, reservoirs, and rivers are all fresh water

• rivers, reservoirs, and oceans are all salt water

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How can farming cause water pollution?

• certain crops cause chemicals to grow in the soil that wash into rivers

• fertilizers and pesticides can wash into rivers

• trash and debris from farm work pollute waterways

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What is conservation?

• moving weathered rock from one place to another

• when gases are created from burning fossil fuels

• the practice of using Earth’s resources more wisely

What are the 3 Rs of conservation?

• recycle, rebuild, reduce

• reduce, replenish, recycle

• reduce, reuse, recycle

How is acid rain formed?

• when rivers become polluted from algae

• when gases from burning fossil fuels are released into the atmosphere

• when fertilizers and pesticides from farming are released into the water supply

What happens during erosion?

• eroded materials are dropped off in another location

• flooding occurs because of storm surge

• weathered rock is moved from one place to another