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Earth's Water

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much of the water on Earth is salt water?

a)

1%

b)

50%

c)

97%

d)

3%

2.

____________ are made up of salt water.

a)

Rivers

b)

Streams

c)

Lakes

d)

Oceans

3.

What is the process by which plants give off water vapor into the air through their leaves?

a)

evaporation

b)

transpiration

c)

precipitation

d)

condensation

4.

______ is the cooling and changing of a gas into a liquid.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Melting

c)

Freezing

d)

Condensation

5.

Water come from the sky back to the earth as ____________. This includes hail, mist, rain, sleet, and snow.

a)

precipitation

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

6.

Water that soaks into the ground and is stored there is called ___________.

a)

sleet

b)

salt water

c)

groundwater

d)

precipitation

7.

Pollution comes from industrial waste such as ____________.

a)

opening windows

b)

solar heat

c)

dumping contaminants

d)

workers cutting wood

8.

How could water runoff from farmlands cause water pollution?

a)

The runoff contains dirt.

b)

The runoff can contain pesticides and fertilizer.

c)

The runoff is usually heated.

d)

The water is old and used.

9.

_____ in the ocean are created by the gravitational pull between Earth and the Moon.

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Tides

d)

Earthquakes

10.

Water pollution occurs when water is __________ harmful substances.

a)

excused from

b)

shielded with

c)

protected from

d)

contaminated with

11.

The _______ is the constant movement of Earth's water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again.

a)

rainfall amount

b)

water cycle

c)

humidity level

d)

air pressure

12.

__________ are a type of glacier that cover land in a thick layer of ice and snow.

a)

Ice caps

b)

Icebergs

c)

Avalanches

d)

Snow chips

13.

Salt water is not usable water for humans' survival because ______________.

a)

it is too dirty

b)

we cannot drink it or use it for crops

c)

it is too cold

d)

fish swim in it

14.

The oceans of the world are: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and _______________.

a)

Arctic

b)

American

c)

Northern

d)

African

15.

_________ of Earth's surface is covered by water.

a)

One-third

b)

Three-quarters

c)

One-half

d)

All

16.

What is fresh water?

a)

water containing a lot of salt

b)

cold water containing fish

c)

water containing only a small amount of salt

d)

water in the ocean

17.

The sun powers the water cycle because ____________ is what keeps the cycle going.

a)

cold

b)

rain

c)

heat

d)

snow

18.

In different stages of the water cycle, water may be a solid, liquid, or ______.

a)

gas

b)

ice

c)

rain

d)

snow

19.

Which is an example of evaporation?

a)

ice cube melting

b)

lake freezing

c)

puddle drying up on a hot day

d)

rain falling from clouds

20.

What is the changing of a liquid into a gas?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

freezing

21.

What percentage of water on Earth is usable fresh water found in groundwater, lakes, rivers, and streams?

a)

1%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

22.

Glaciers store about __________ of the world's fresh water.

a)

75%

b)

25%

c)

10%

d)

2%

23.

_______ are the periodic rising and falling of the surface of the ocean.

a)

Salt tide and fresh tide

b)

High tide and low tide

c)

East current and west current

d)

Salt current and fresh current

24.

What keeps our oceans in constant motion and moves large amount of water far distances?

a)

ocean currents

b)

ocean waves

c)

ocean fish

d)

the salt in oceans