Water Sources

What percentage of all water is salt water found in oceans?

• 97%

• 2.5%

• 50%

• 75%

What percentage of water is considered freshwater?

• 97%

• 2.5%

• 50%

• 75%

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Where is most of the freshwater found?

• Oceans

• Rivers

• Glaciers and ice caps

• Lakes

What are examples of surface fresh water?

• Rivers and lakes

• Oceans and seas

• Glaciers and ice caps

• Underground aquifers

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What is groundwater?

• Freshwater under the earth's surface stored in aquifers

• Saltwater in the ocean

• Water in rivers and lakes

• Water vapor in the atmosphere

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How does groundwater recharge?

• Through evaporation

• When water infiltrates through pore space to the groundwater aquifer

• By flowing into rivers

• Through condensation

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What is the term for water moving from the surface into the ground?

• Surface run-off

• Transpiration

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

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Which process describes the movement of water from plants to the atmosphere?

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Surface run-off

• Infiltration

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What is the process called when water from lakes and oceans turns into vapor?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

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What is one impact of paved surfaces in cities on groundwater?

• Increases groundwater infiltration

• Decreases groundwater infiltration

• Has no effect on groundwater

• Purifies groundwater