WorksheetsOur Planet: Fresh Water
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What percent of Earth's fresh water is within reach?
1%
10%
We are out of fresh water
100%
What is the name of Australia's largest lake?
Lake Tahoe
Lake Sarysu
Emerald Lake
Lake Eyre
How far is the nearest coast for the young pelicans first journey?
5 meters
500 kilometers
5000 miles
100 kilometers
What happens to much of the land's fresh water each winter?
It freezes
It melts
It disapears
It becomes mist
What is one of the ducks' favorite prey?
Beads
Bread
Black fly larvae
Mollusks
Where do the Alaskan brown bears wait for salmon?
In the restaurant
They steal them from the refrigerator
At the waterfalls
They carve through the ice
Where does 30% of the planet's fresh water lie?
In the air
Beneath the surface of the land in porous rocks or subterranean lakes
Inside of plants
In rivers
What do the manatees graze on?
Freshwater plants
Bees
Manatees do not eat, they live on air
Hay
What are the largest waterfalls on the planet?
Iguaza Falls
Niagra Falls
Yosemite Falls
Dunmar Falls
What has the jaguar spotted on the river's edge?
A crocodile
A capybara
A guinea pig
The jaguar is blind
What allows the capybara to detect the jaguar?
They can see the jaguar
Acute hearing and noisy footfall
The jaguar disturbs the water
The jaguar is meowing
What two animals seem evenly matched?
Ants and elephants
Jaguars and Caiman
Jaguars and Crocodiles
Humans and Sharks
How deep is the Tanganyika?
1,000,000 miles
1.5 kilometers
15 kilometers
1,500 kilometers
What does a thief swoop and steal?
The treasure
The eggs of his rival
A shell
The female's attention
Why is the future of all these fish in this lake uncertain?
Global temperature rise is reducing the oxygenated layer of water
Pollution is draining into the lake
There is no uncertain future, the fish are fine
The fish are not happy with their current home and are trying to move
What is created by the floodwaters for a few months?
A desert
An ocean
The planet's greatest breeding grounds for freshwater fish
The beginnings of a jungle
How much does Tonle Sap Lake expand during the wet season?
10 times
5 times
1,000 times
It does not expand, it just gets deeper
How much water does each elephant need every day?
100 liters
1000 liters
200 liters
2000 liters
What do hippos rely on to keep themselves cool?
Waterfalls
Flowing water
Mud
Flies
Why is every drink a risk for the buffalo?
Poachers
Lions
Pollution
Global warming
What is making droughts more severe?
Soap is drying the water out faster
Leaving windows open creates air currents that evaporate the water
Warming of the planet and human use of water
Dams cause water to pile up and leave other places in a drought
What happened to the Platte River that has caused problems for the sandhill cranes?
People built houses on the water
A dam was built
Their eggs are being laid with brittle shells
The water is being polluted by nearby human settlements
