WorksheetsWater on Earth
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
The main processes of the water cycle are
evaporation and precipitation
salt water and freshwater.
drought and flooding.
groundwater and surface water.
How does water provide energy?
Dams turn the power of moving water into electricity.
The water cycle generates nuclear power.
Glaciers are able to cool machinery.
All of the above
Some freshwater is not available because
it is in the form of precipitation.
it is trapped inside clouds.
it is locked inside glaciers.
it is being used to create energy.
Most of Earth’s available freshwater is stored
in streams.
in lakes.
in rivers.
underground.
How does water vapor form into clouds?
Vapor heats and evaporates and immediately falls to Earth.
Vapor freezes into ice which then forms into clouds.
Vapor cools and condenses into droplets which join together into clouds.
Vapor cools into precipitation which then evaporates into clouds.
If you washed your hands in a stream, you would be using
groundwater.
salt water.
surface water.
sediment.
How do people obtain groundwater?
A.by melting glaciers
B.by digging wells
C.from natural springs
D.b and c
Water occurs naturally on Earth as a
solid.
gas.
liquid.
All of the above
About 3 percent of Earth’s water supply is
salt water.
surface water.
freshwater.
groundwater.
Water shortages can result from
condensation.
drought.
precipitation.
runoff.
Where is most of Earth’s water located?
glaciers
lakes
oceans
rivers
What is groundwater?
water that fills space between rocks of Earth
water found within a lake or pond
water that is evaporated from the surface of Earth
water that is found in the ocean
What are the two kinds of water that exist on Earth?
Freshwater
Saltwater
Sugarwater
Bluewater
Freshwater makes up how much of the Earth's water supply?
97%
75%
25%
3%
Saltwater makes up how much of the Earth's water supply?
97%
75%
25%
3%
Oceans are
Freshwater
Saltwater
Rivers are
Freshwater
Saltwater
Lakes are
Freshwater
Saltwater
Well water is
Freshwater
Saltwater
Humans can only consume (drink)
Freshwater
Saltwater
Where is most of Earth's freshwater found?
in the ground
in the atmosphere
in lakes and rivers
in glaciers and icecaps
