Hydrosphere

Study the graph below.  Where is most of the Earth's water located?

• Rivers and Lakes

• Glaciers and Icecaps

• oceans

• groundwater

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Why is MOST of the freshwater on Earth not available for our use?

• All freshwater on Earth is easily accessible for use.

• It is frozen in the icecaps and glaciers.

• It is surface water.

• It is underground.

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Channel

• a long, narrow groove that forms where only, lava flows

• a long, wide groove that forms where water, lava, or other liquid flows

• a long, narrow groove that forms where water, lava, or other liquid flows

• a long, narrow groove that forms where only water, flows

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In order for life as we know it to exist, a planet must have ______________________

• heat

• animals

• liquid water

• solar energy

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The Florida Everglades is a large, warm wetland with many plants, animals, and microscopic organisms. Which part of the Earth system includes the water in the Everglades?

• the geosphere

• the cryosphere

• the atmosphere

• the hydrosphere

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Approximately how much of Earth's water is freshwater?

• 97%

• 71%

• 25%

• 3%

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Which will cause an increase in runoff and infiltration in an area?

• contouring farmland

• a drought

• digging wells

• excessive rain

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Which technological tool uses a sound echo to measure distance?

• sonar 

• submarine 

• ocean buoy

• robotic probe

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A rock layer that collects and stores water is called

• An aquifer

• an estuary

• a glacier

• a hydrosphere

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97% of the water on the Earth is

• saltwater

• freshwater