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Distribution of water

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percent of Earth is covered with water?

a)

97%

b)

71%

c)

85%

d)

99%

2.

What percent of our water on Earth is freshwater?

a)

97%

b)

2%

c)

1%

d)

5%

3.

What percent of Earth's water in Glaciers and icecaps?

a)

2%

b)

1%

c)

95%

d)

58%

4.

Surface water is below the surface of Earth?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What type of water is found in the ocean?

a)

Freshwater

b)

Saltwater

c)

Solid Water

d)

Water Vapor

6.

We use less than 1% of the water on Earth for _________

a)

drinking

b)

brushing our teeth

c)

washing our body

d)

car washes

7.
What percent of earth is covered with land?
a)
3
b)
29
c)
71
d)
97
8.
Where is most of earth's freshwater found?
a)
in lakes and rivers
b)
in the ground
c)
in the clouds
d)
in polar ice caps and glaciers
9.
What percent of water is available for humans to use?
a)
50
b)
25
c)
3
d)
less than 1
10.
A river is a _____reservoir.
a)
freshwater
b)
man-made
c)
saltwater
d)
none of these
11.
Most of our freshwater is trapped in glaciers and _____.
a)
oceans
b)
streams
c)
groundwater
d)
ice caps
12.
Most of earth's freshwater is 
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
13.

Where is most of our water on Earth located?

a)

Lakes

b)

Ponds

c)

Rivers

d)

Ocean

14.

What percent of Earth's water is salt water?

a)

97%

b)

1%

c)

2%

d)

43%

15.

Select all that are saltwater animals.

a)

sea turtle

b)

dolphin

c)

stingray

d)

shark