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Our Planet: Fresh Water

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percent of Earth's fresh water is within reach?

a)

1%

b)

10%

c)

We are out of fresh water

d)

100%

2.

What is the name of Australia's largest lake?

a)

Lake Tahoe

b)

Lake Sarysu

c)

Emerald Lake

d)

Lake Eyre

3.

How far is the nearest coast for the young pelicans first journey?

a)

5 meters

b)

500 kilometers

c)

5000 miles

d)

100 kilometers

4.

What happens to much of the land's fresh water each winter?

a)

It freezes

b)

It melts

c)

It disapears

d)

It becomes mist

5.

What is one of the ducks' favorite prey?

a)

Beads

b)

Bread

c)

Black fly larvae

d)

Mollusks

6.

Where do the Alaskan brown bears wait for salmon?

a)

In the restaurant

b)

They steal them from the refrigerator

c)

At the waterfalls

d)

They carve through the ice

7.

Where does 30% of the planet's fresh water lie?

a)

In the air

b)

Beneath the surface of the land in porous rocks or subterranean lakes

c)

Inside of plants

d)

In rivers

8.

What do the manatees graze on?

a)

Freshwater plants

b)

Bees

c)

Manatees do not eat, they live on air

d)

Hay

9.

What are the largest waterfalls on the planet?

a)

Iguaza Falls

b)

Niagra Falls

c)

Yosemite Falls

d)

Dunmar Falls

10.

What has the jaguar spotted on the river's edge?

a)

A crocodile

b)

A capybara

c)

A guinea pig

d)

The jaguar is blind

11.

What allows the capybara to detect the jaguar?

a)

They can see the jaguar

b)

Acute hearing and noisy footfall

c)

The jaguar disturbs the water

d)

The jaguar is meowing

12.

What two animals seem evenly matched?

a)

Ants and elephants

b)

Jaguars and Caiman

c)

Jaguars and Crocodiles

d)

Humans and Sharks

13.

How deep is the Tanganyika?

a)

1,000,000 miles

b)

1.5 kilometers

c)

15 kilometers

d)

1,500 kilometers

14.

What does a thief swoop and steal?

a)

The treasure

b)

The eggs of his rival

c)

A shell

d)

The female's attention

15.

Why is the future of all these fish in this lake uncertain?

a)

Global temperature rise is reducing the oxygenated layer of water

b)

Pollution is draining into the lake

c)

There is no uncertain future, the fish are fine

d)

The fish are not happy with their current home and are trying to move

16.

What is created by the floodwaters for a few months?

a)

A desert

b)

An ocean

c)

The planet's greatest breeding grounds for freshwater fish

d)

The beginnings of a jungle

17.

How much does Tonle Sap Lake expand during the wet season?

a)

10 times

b)

5 times

c)

1,000 times

d)

It does not expand, it just gets deeper

18.

How much water does each elephant need every day?

a)

100 liters

b)

1000 liters

c)

200 liters

d)

2000 liters

19.

What do hippos rely on to keep themselves cool?

a)

Waterfalls

b)

Flowing water

c)

Mud

d)

Flies

20.

Why is every drink a risk for the buffalo?

a)

Poachers

b)

Lions

c)

Pollution

d)

Global warming

21.

What is making droughts more severe?

a)

Soap is drying the water out faster

b)

Leaving windows open creates air currents that evaporate the water

c)

Warming of the planet and human use of water

d)

Dams cause water to pile up and leave other places in a drought

22.

What happened to the Platte River that has caused problems for the sandhill cranes?

a)

People built houses on the water

b)

A dam was built

c)

Their eggs are being laid with brittle shells

d)

The water is being polluted by nearby human settlements