Sec 1 Chapter 3 Water Resource Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a freshwater store?

• Oceans

• Glaciers

• Salt lakes

• Seas

What percentage of the world’s water is found in oceans?

• 1.7%

• 0.76%

• 96.5%

• 0.002%

What is the main difference between freshwater stores and saltwater stores?

• Freshwater stores are only found underground.

• Saltwater stores are only found in rivers.

• Freshwater stores include glaciers and lakes, while saltwater stores include oceans.

• Saltwater stores are found in the atmosphere.

Which process in the water cycle involves water changing into water vapour and rising into the atmosphere?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

What is the term for water falling back to earth as rain, snow, or hail?

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

• Condensation

Which water store is described as large masses of ice that rest on land or float in the sea?

• Lakes

• Oceans

• Glaciers

• Rivers

What does the term “river mouth” refer to?

• The point where a river begins

• The place where a river flows into another water body

• The highest point of a river

• The underground source of a river

Which process in the water cycle involves water vapour cooling and forming water droplets in clouds?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Infiltration

What is the main function of soil in the water cycle?

• It stores saltwater.

• It is where plants grow and water can be stored.

• It forms glaciers.

• It creates rivers.

Which process describes water seeping into the earth’s surface to become groundwater?

• Transpiration

• Infiltration

• Surface runoff

• Condensation