Fresh Water

What happens to much of the land's fresh water each winter?

• It freezes

• It melts

• It disapears

• It becomes mist

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Where does 30% of the planet's fresh water lie?

• In the air

• Beneath the surface of the land in porous rocks or subterranean lakes

• Inside of plants

• In rivers

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What do the manatees graze on?

• Freshwater plants

• Bees

• Manatees do not eat, they live on air

• Hay

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Why is the future of all these fish in this lake uncertain?

• Global temperature rise is reducing the oxygenated layer of water

• Pollution is draining into the lake

• There is no uncertain future, the fish are fine

• The fish are not happy with their current home and are trying to move

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What is created by the floodwaters for a few months?

• A desert

• An ocean

• The planet's greatest breeding grounds for freshwater fish

• The beginnings of a jungle

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What percent of total water on Earth is fresh?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 97

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About 30% of freshwater is:  

• Frozen

• Ground

• Lakes

• Rivers 

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_________ is a body of rock that stores groundwater and allows the flow of ground water

• Bedrock

• Pebbles

• Aquifer

• Boulder

Where does all fresh water come from?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Groundwater

• Runoff

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What is the primary source of fresh water on Earth?

• Oceans

• Rivers

• Glaciers and ice caps

• Lakes

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