Distribution of Earth's Water

Distribution of Earth's Water

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Distribution of Earth's Water

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS3-1, MS-ESS2-6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The water cycle is important for recycling the water on Earth. Which of these is the source of most of the water vapor in Earth’s atmosphere?

river flooding

glacier melting

ocean evaporation

plant transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main source of groundwater?

morning dew collecting on the surface of shrubs and grasses

saltwater flowing into fault lines at the ocean floor

precipitation seeping through pores and cracks in the ground

precipitation falling into man-made wells

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What process occurs when an abundance of water is stored in clouds?

Precipitation

Conservation

Evaporation

Collection

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following terms refers to all of

Earth's water?

hydrosphere

dew point

water cycle

precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The term used to describe water leaving Earth's surface is

Evaporation

Condensation

Precipitation

Accumulation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is the water that was on the earth millions of years ago still on earth today?

YES! 

No Way!

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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?

glaciers

lakes

oceans

rivers

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