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Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The surface of the world is covered in what percent of water?
a)
78%
b)
90%
c)
97%
d)
70%
2.
The majority of the water in the world is stored in _______.
a)
oceans
b)
the atmsosphere
c)
the ground
d)
rivers
3.
What percent of water is salt water?
a)
97%
b)
90%
c)
4%
d)
3%
4.
Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?
a)
3% freshwater, 97% salt water
b)
97% freshwater, 3% salt water
c)
71% freshwater, 29% salt water
d)
29% freshwater, 71% salt water
5.
There is about 2% of the Earth's freshwater frozen in icebergs.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
There is only about 1% of freshwater available for use on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What happens to pressure as you go deeper into the ocean?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
doubles
8.
In addition to salinity, what factor affects the density of seawater?
a)
depth
b)
latitude
c)
temperature
d)
salt content
9.
Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?
a)
lakes
b)
glaciers
c)
oceans
d)
rivers
10.
What is the scientific name for salt?
a)
Sodium Acetate
b)
Sodium Chloride
c)
Chloride sodium
d)
Hydroxide sulfate
11.
As we go deeper into the ocean, salinity ___________.
a)
Doubles
b)
Decreases
c)
Increases
d)
Remains the same
12.
The amount of dissolved solids present in the water
a)
salinity
b)
chlorine
c)
nitrogen
d)
density
13.
What is letter C pointing to?
a)
abyssal plain
b)
seamount
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
continental shelf
14.
Letter D is pointing to the...
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
trench
d)
mid-ocean ridge
15.
Letter A is pointing to the _______________________.
a)
Continental shelf
b)
Mid-ocean ridge
c)
Continental slope
d)
Trench
16.
Place the following in order from least to greatest; lakes, oceans, atmosphere, groundwater, glaciers, rivers
a)
rivers, atmosphere, lakes, groundwater, glaciers, oceans
b)
oceans, groundwater, glaciers, lakes, rivers, atmosphere
c)
atmosphere, rivers, groundwater, lakes, glaciers, oceans
d)
rivers, lakes, atmosphere, groundwater, glaciers, oceans
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